Dialogue on grief and consolation /

Have you lost a loved one? The loss can be inestimable, the grief excruciating. What helped you? Did someone say something comforting? Did someone offer a consolation, which you resented? Have you ever tried to comfort someone with a terminal illness or one who has lost a loved one? Knowing how to h...

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Main Author: O'Connell, Terence Lawlor.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2009.

Series: Value Inquiry Book Series 208.
Rodopi Religion, Theology and Philosophy Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2014, ISBN: 9789004357938.

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Call Number: BF575.G7 O25 2009eb

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505 0 0 |a Preliminary Material -- IS GRIEF AMENABLE TO REASON? -- GRIEF AND ANGER -- "SHE'S NO LONGER SUFFERING" -- "SHE HAD A GOOD LIFE" -- TYPES OF GRIEF AND COMFORT STRATEGIES -- THE ANNIHILATION CONSOLATION -- DEATH AS DEPRIVATION -- WOULD IMMORTALITY BE GOOD? -- LIFE AS A WORK OF ART -- DEATH'S IMPACT ON SURVIVORS -- IS CONSTANT CHANGE CONSOLING? -- IS PRESENT EXISTENCE BETTER THAN PAST EXISTENCE? -- GRIEF AND DEATH'S INEVITABILITY -- THE CYCLE OF LIFE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EMOTIONS -- BENEFITS AND HARMS OF GRIEF -- GRIEF AS A WAY OF KNOWING -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- FOR FURTHER READING -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- INDEX -- VIBS. 
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520 |a Have you lost a loved one? The loss can be inestimable, the grief excruciating. What helped you? Did someone say something comforting? Did someone offer a consolation, which you resented? Have you ever tried to comfort someone with a terminal illness or one who has lost a loved one? Knowing how to help or what to say that is not trite, insincere, or superficial can be difficult. The point of view of a grieving person is quite different from that of those who wish to offer comfort. In a multicultural society such as ours, anticipating the beliefs of the grieving person can be even more difficult. This book explores the perspective of a grieving person. It considers the merits and potential harm of alternative comfort strategies. As a philosophical analysis of grief, it emphasizes an understanding of the beliefs that underlie grief and the usefulness or dangers of emotions. Because grief is so complex and sensitive, a narrow approach runs the risk of alienating the grieving person. The ideas in this book are expressed in a dialogue among three characters. Their discussion is broad and fundamental. Starting from the familiar consolation, "She's no longer suffering" and the grieving person's resentment toward the expression, the three friends articulate the value of life and the evils of death. Their discussion enriches their understanding of grief. Many consolations offered to mourners are poor arguments. Even the better ones do their work best in the context of a greater understanding of grief. 
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