Shankar Vedantam

Last week, we spoke with psychologist Sheldon Solomon about the fear of death and how it shapes our actions. This week, we pivot from psychology and politics to religion and history as we explore how people have tried to resolve these fears. We talk with philosopher Stephen Cave about the ways we assure ourselves that death is not really the end.

Psychologist and philosopher discuss how people attempt to cope with the fear of death and find reassurance that it is not the end.

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