Death
Calavera Oaxaqueña by José Guadalupe Posada. This is most likely a reprint from the original plate, which was used here amongst others. Calaveras (skulls) are connected with the Mexican Día de los Muertos, and Posada was the acknowledged master of the imagery of calaveras. This image is named Calavera Oaxaqueña (the skull from Oaxaca), likely after the rural get-up of the main figure.
"The dread of something after death –
The undiscover'd country, from whose bourn
No traveller returns." -- William Shakespeare
Death on the Web
Resources about death and dying from many different perspectives.
- "Death" - Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyThis article considers several questions concerning death and its ramifications.
- Death with Professor Shelly KaganShelly Kagan is Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale. This Open Yale Course will examine a number of issues that arise once we begin to reflect on our mortality. The possibility that death may not actually be the end is considered. Are we, in some sense, immortal? Would immortality be desirable?
- Death: An Inquiry into Man's Mortal WeaknessFrom ThinkQuest: The ThinkQuest Library provides innovative learning resources for students of all ages on a wide range of educational topics. Featuring over 8,000 websites created by students for students, the ThinkQuest Library is visited by over 30 million web learners each year.
- Encyclopedia of Death and DyingAn online reference.
- Sociology of Death and DyingThis website explores death through a sociological lens. The site is hosted at Trinity University.
- With Eyes OpenA companion website for the PBS television series about "caregiving, grief, difficult decisions and what may lie beyond death."