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Shared Finitude: Intergenerational Death Awareness
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Abstract This article develops the notion of intergenerational death awareness through a relational reading of finitude. I begin by discussing the different ways in which the philosophical canon has understood the relationship between death, subjectivity, and otherness. Drawing on an interview study with ber... mehr
This article develops the notion of intergenerational death awareness through a relational reading of finitude. I begin by discussing the different ways in which the philosophical canon has understood the relationship between death, subjectivity, and otherness. Drawing on an interview study with bereaved life partners and their experiences of 'losing part of oneself' following the death of the other, I seek to deconstruct this divide and illustrate how vital aspects of our experiences of finitude are inherently shared. In the present case, these others are often - apart from the lost partner - first and foremost the children one is responsible for. As a single parent, the primary source of relating to one's own death is intergenerationally mediated through worrying and the sense of absolute responsibility for staying alive.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Ethik; Tod; Bewusstsein; Subjektivität; allein erziehender Elternteil; Partnerverlust
Klassifikation
Ethnologie, Kulturanthropologie, Ethnosoziologie
Philosophie, Theologie
Freie Schlagwörter
death awareness; finitude; partner bereavement; sharing
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2023
Seitenangabe
S. 120-137
Zeitschriftentitel
EthnoScripts: Zeitschrift für aktuelle ethnologische Studien, 25 (2023) 1
Heftthema
Ethics of Sharing
ISSN
2199-7942
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0