Tag: death
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Carol Weisse, Union College – Lessons Learned at the Bedside of the Dying
On Union College Week: Death now often takes place outside the home. Carol Weisse, professor of psychology, explores the impact of who treats the dying today. Carol Weisse is professor of psychology and director of Health Professions at Union College. She is interested in ways of improving end of life care, including educating future healthcare…
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Barry Lam, Vassar College – The Wishes of the Dead
Is death always final? Barry Lam, associate professor of philosophy at Vassar College, explores this question. Barry Lam received his B.A. in Philosophy and English at the University of California, Irvine (2001), and his PhD in Philosophy at Princeton University (January 2007). His current research focuses on the nature of epistemic rationality and justification. He…
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Paul Sutter, Ohio State – The End of the Universe
The end of the time is a topic that has gripped philosophers, theologians and everyone in between since the beginning of recorded time. Today on The Academic Minute, frequent contributor Paul Matthew Sutter, astronomer and physicist at Ohio State, details the likely conclusion of our universe. Dr. Paul Matthew Sutter is the INFN Fellow in…
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William O. Stephens, Creighton University – Stoic Philosophy & Death
The fear of death is one of the most gripping and palpable sensation humans feel. Stoic philosophers like Epictetus, however, have a different view of our inevitable end. Dr. William O. Stephens, professor of philosophy and classical & near eastern studies at Creighton University, details the thinking of Stoic philosophers. William O. Stephens was born…