Adam Kirsch

Senior Editor at The New Republic

Adam Kirsch is a senior editor at The New Republic and a columnist for Tablet Magazine. He is the author of two books of poetry, The Thousand Wells and Invasions, and several other books, including most recently Rocket and Lightship: Essays on Literature and Ideas.

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Saturday, December 13, 2014
2:30-4:30 pm

The Search for Immortality

In the Phaedo, Plato asserts that the philosophical life is a preparation for death. Human aspiration, expressed in our science and in our spirituality, nevertheless seeks to transcend the philosophical and biological confines of mortality. How do differences in our awareness of mortality, from developmental death anxieties to the philosopher’s embrace, influence the diverse lives... read more! »

Saturday, December 13, 2014
2:30-4:30 pm

The Search for Immortality

In the Phaedo, Plato asserts that the philosophical life is a preparation for death. Human aspiration, expressed in our science and in our spirituality, nevertheless seeks to transcend the philosophical and biological confines of mortality. How do differences in our awareness of mortality, from developmental death anxieties to the philosopher’s embrace, influence the diverse lives... read more! »
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