Philosophy

Even in modern secular societies, belief in an afterlife persists. Why?

9 minutes

The world turns vivid, strange and philosophical for one plane crash survivor

16 minutes

Toby ponders the inner lives of the sheep that roam atop his parents’ graves

6 minutes

A funeral director takes in bodies that social stigma leaves unclaimed

11 minutes

Is grandad on the moon?

We no longer have a clear sense of how to introduce our children to death. But their questions can help us face up to it

Pragya Agarwal

Final thoughts

Do deathbed regrets give us a special insight into what really matters in life? There are good reasons to be sceptical

Neil Levy

Sooner or later we all face death. Will a sense of meaning help us?

Warren Ward

Marcus Aurelius helped me survive grief and rebuild my life

Jamie Lombardi

This mortal coil

The fear of death drives many evils, from addiction to prejudice and war. Can it also be harnessed as a force for good?

Jeff Greenberg

Thinking about one’s birth is as uncanny as thinking of death

Alison Stone

‘Where is it that we are?’ A poet conjures a journey along the waters of the afterlife

4 minutes

The need for an ending

When a person goes missing, in war or in ordinary life, their story is cut off mid-sentence. A death can be easier to bear

Andy Owen

An ageing philosopher returns to the essential question: ‘What is the point of it all?’

18 minutes