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Der Tod ist ein Philosoph: Zum Leben gehört, dass man abstürzen kann

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Grenzsituationen offenbaren uns radikal die Zerbrechlichkeit unseres Lebens. Tobias Hürter hat es Auf einer Bergtour nahe der Zugspitze stürzte er ab. Es wäre ein freier Fall in den Tod gewesen, 500 Meter in die Tiefe. Erstaunlicherweise blieb er nach 37 Metern mit dem Rucksack an einer Kante hängen. Er beschreibt, was ihm in diesem Moment des drohenden Todes durch den Kopf ging und wie er seine Erfahrung als »urphilosophischen Moment« erlebt hat. Seine philosophischen Gedanken werden flankiert durch die Theorien großer Denker, von Lukrez und Platon über Heidegger und Jaspers bis zu den zeitgenössischen Philosophen. Hürter legt überzeugend den Wert der Sterblichkeit dar und damit die Erkenntnis, dass wir den Tod ohne Furcht als Bestandteil unseres Lebens akzeptieren können.

161 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2013

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Tobias Hürter

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Tobias Hürter studied mathematics and philosophy in Munich and Berkeley. He has written about science and philosophy for magazines and newspapers since 2000, including as an editor at MIT Technology Review and as cofounder of the philosophy magazine Hohe Luft. Now a permanent freelance editor at Die Zeit Magazin Wissen, he lives in Munich.

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January 28, 2018
Interesting theories about the purpose (or awareness) of death in life. The author has written this book around his own near-death experience falling from a mountain. He seems knowledgeable and provides useful background information. However, I suppose it's like the author says in the book, philosophers tend to be nonlinear when explaining their thoughts. Their train of thought is sometimes difficult to follow for us mere humans, because of the complex and multi-layered subject. While I did like the theories he proposed and the arguments behind them, I did have a hard time keeping up with his thoughts and did not finish it. Maybe later!
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