Imagining the End

Imagine the end of the world. Think about the ends, the purpose, of life. They're different exercises, but as Jonathan Lear seeks to show in this set of reflections on mourning and meaning, they're also connected: related ways of exploring deep questions about individual and collective values and the nature of the good. In Imagining the End Lear explores how mourning can help us thrive, the role of moral exemplars in shaping our sense of the good, and the place of gratitude in human life. Along the way,he touches on figures as diverse as Aristotle, Abraham Lincoln, Sigmund Freud, and Meghan and Harry--