Barbara Ehrenreich compiled a wonderful collection of historical views relating to the invention of ‘self’ as well as the concept of a ‘soul’ in Chapter Eleven: The Invention of the Self in her book, Natural Causes.
Tag Archives: death
Just when I was getting optimistic… “people”
It’s not easy to be optimistic when surrounded by dunces
Elizabeth’s dog
It’s not always easy to say goodbye to your dog
Happiness in a mother’s death
Sometimes a life can be too long
Death envy
Yeah Dad, you’re the lucky one
Fact-based Buddhism
A Progressive Buddhist read a book about anxiety
My carcass
Where is your cadaver going?
Why “roadkill”?
Long ago on 24 August 2019, ok, not that long ago, I did a bicycle trip in Malaysia, about 110 kilometres between Pengerang and Desaru in Johor. Along the way, there were dead birds, snakes and lizards on the asphalt in varying stages of decay. I passed them all by, most at the side ofContinue reading “Why “roadkill”?”
roadkill and other observations 