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Forever Visible: Jeremy Bentham’s “Auto-Icon”
The philosopher's wish to preserve and present his body after death was realized through his unique creation
As the founder of Utilitarianism, the British Jeremy Bentham is remembered for his integral contributions to the realm of philosophy. Bentham was born in Houndsditch, London on February 15th, 1748 to a wealthy family of Tory party supporters. He was … Continue reading
“I Am Breathing”: A Man’s Battle Against Motor Neurone Disease
Morag McKinnon's documentary follows the final months Neil Platt's life with the radically degenerative, fatal illness
I Am Breathing (2013) is an intimate documentary on architect Neil Platt’s final year of living with motor neurone disease (MND). Platt’s friend and director Morag McKinnon started the project in 2008 with the hopes of chronicling Platt’s experience … Continue reading
“He has kicked the bucket, hopped the twig, bit the dust, snuffed it, breathed his last and gone to meet the Great Head of Light Entertainment in the Sky”
--John Cleese's eulogy for fellow Monty Python maverick Graham Chapman, 1999
“…I guess that we’re all thinking how sad it is that a man of such talent, such capability and kindness, of such intelligence should now be so suddenly spirited away at the age of only forty-eight, before he’d achieved many … Continue reading
An “Intelligent Form of Dying”: Aldous Huxley’s Psychedelic Death
Aldous and Laura Huxley embraced LSD's potential to create an eye-opening end-of-life experience
Today, we associate LSD with a bygone era of dreadlocks, deadheads and free love. The psychedelic drug was at the center of Timothy Leary’s “turn on, tune in and drop out” culture, making headlines across the country as a fatal … Continue reading
What is Green Burial? An Interview with Chris Woodcock
Upholding the health and majesty of nature through a green burial process
We spoke with Chris Woodcock of the White Eagle Memorial Preserve, a trustee and founding member of the green burial site. Established in Washington state in 2008, White Eagle hopes to make “each gravesite an opportunity to nourish [the earth]” … Continue reading
“A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest J. Gaines
Gaines' novel teaches us that even in the face of death, it's never too late to grow
is the eighth novel of author and Louisiana native Ernest J. Gaines. Published in 1993, the story chronicles the intersecting lives of two Southern African American men in the 1940s. There is the character of Grant Wiggins, a well-intentioned but … Continue reading
