Three opinions of responding to grief

How we handle grief largely depends on our worldview. Here is how three famous philosophers handled the certainty of grief and despair.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The deep and visceral despair that comes from grief can be a transformative moment in our lives.

• While we all know, intellectually, that things die, those who have experienced grief first-hand experience the world in a different way.

• Philosophers have responded to the idea of death in different ways. Kierkegaard saw it as a door to faith, Heidegger as a way to give meaning to life, and Camus the absurdity of it all.

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