Two Cheers for Ageism
Ten notes on the political, cultural and personal blessings and burdens of mortality, inspired by the greatest lecture I have ever heard
The lecture is Hans Jonas, “The Blessings and Burdens of Mortality”.
1. I don’t want Bernie Sanders to be President of the United States, and I also don’t want Joe Biden. I abhor Donald Trump, and I am not excited about a possible President Elizabeth Warren either. They’re all too old.
2. I ...
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