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Author:   Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode ,  Lesley Chamberlain ,  Richard Conrad ,  John Cottingham
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
ISBN:  

9781666908947

ISBN 10:   1666908940
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   27 November 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode Chapter 1: Hume and Doctor Johnson on Death Jerry Valberg Chapter 2: The Problem of Mourning Eleonore Stump Chapter 3: What Can the Roman Catholic Liturgies of the Dead Offer Mourners: Solidarity with the Deceased and Hopeful Protest? Richard Conrad, OP Chapter 4: Toward a Philosophical Theology of Pregnancy Loss Amber L. Griffioen Chapter 5: Mourning: A Phenomenology Balázs M. Mezei Chapter 6: Mourning and the Recognition of Value Cathy Mason and Matt Dougherty Chapter 7: Grieving and Mourning: The Psychology of Bereavement Colin Murray Parkes Chapter 8: Bereavement, Grief, and Mourning John Cottingham Chapter 9: Mourning and the Second-Person Perspective Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode Chapter 10: Mourning Academic Mentors and Mentees Douglas J. Davies Chapter 11: Mourning and Memory, Private and Public Dimensions Anthony O’Hear Chapter 12: The Work of Mourning Roger Scruton Chapter 13: Sidgwick’s Dilemma Leslie Chamberlain Chapter 14: “Israel but

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Editor Slawkowski-Rode gathers a collection of essays on mourning, joining a strong ""cloud of witnesses"" across the gamut of the academic world, from priests to philosophers and novelists to poets. Together, Slawkowski-Rode and some 15 contributors wrestle openly with a question that seems generally hidden today. Denial of death or its sequestering in closed hospital rooms—especially since the COVID-19 pandemic—leaves many people with a sense of purposelessness or lack of closure with those who died. Given that this volume includes contributions from such authors as Eleanor Stump (chapter 2, ""The Problem of Mourning"") and Roger Scruton (chapter 12, ""The Work of Mourning""), readers will be sure to gain insight from this collective analysis. The multidisciplinary approach Slawkowski-Rode takes in chapter 9 (""Mourning and the Second-Person Perspective"") enables readers to see the issue from multiple angles while also considering the ever-present reality of the grief those left behind experience. Readers interested in comparative exploration of these issues at an advanced level might do well to consult Lydia Dugdale's The Lost Art of Dying (2021). Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students and faculty. General readers. * Choice Reviews * This book, The Meaning of Mourning: Perspectives on Death, Loss, and Grief, explores our experience of mourning from different angles. It's understandable to grieve when those close to you, like your parents, die. In my own case, when my Senior Tutor, who had taken care of me since childhood, died, I felt like I'd lost the rock I'd been leaning on. Then it occurred to me that instead of spending time in sadness it would be better trying to fulfill his wishes with enthusiasm and determination. -- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

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Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode is assistant professor in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw and research fellow at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford.

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