CUNY LC Memento Mori Questions

Post ID: 2559319

Overview

1) Please use direct textual evidence from our Bibliotherapy and podcasts (at least one episode) to describe how and why we should live in the moment. Also describe, with both the Bibliotherapy and the podcasts (at least one episode), how we should relate to the past and the future (15-20 sentences).

2) What is memento mori and how can we use it to help create a healthy life? Please use direct textual evidence from the PDFs along with the podcasts (at least one episode) to support your discussion. (10-12 sentences)

Reading:

Bibliotherapy:

#1: #1 pg. 43-44

#2: #2 pg. 44-45

#3: #4 pg. 56-57

#4: #5 pg. 57-58

#5: #6 pg. 58-61

Philosophical Meditation:

#1: pg. 23-24

Listening:

On Living in the Moment Part I (1:29:07)

https://anchor.fm/philosophyforeveryone/episodes/On-Living-in-the-Moment-Part-I-eka6pq (Links to an external site.)

Episode #035: Why should we work to hope less, but not be hopeless? (17:03)

https://anchor.fm/shotofphilosophy/episodes/Episode-035-Why-should-we-work-to-hope--less-but-not-be-hopeless-esq0au (Links to an external site.)

Episode #012: "Forget the future." (Not totally) (7:17)

https://anchor.fm/shotofphilosophy/episodes/Episode-012-Forget-the-future--Not-totally-Meditations-by-Marcus-Aurelius-eqoo6r (Links to an external site.)

Viewing:

Alan Watts: Live Fully Now (2:22) https://youtu.be/HdqVF7-8wng

With the materials below, elaborate on the previous 2nd question:

2) What is memento mori and how can we use it to help create a healthy life? Please use direct textual evidence from the PDFs shared along with the podcasts (at least three episodes) and videos (at least one) to support your discussion. (15-20 sentences)

Reading:

1) Please read the sections from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations from both of the PDFs titled "Memento Mori Reading 5_28)" and "On the Hourglass Part I" posted.

2) Please read all of the document title "On the Hourglass Part II" and Amor Fati" also posted.

Listening:

Introduction to Memento Mori: (29:21)

https://anchor.fm/philosophyforeveryone/episodes/Introduction-to-Memento-Mori-e11mki7

The Socratic Stance On Death: (19:52)

https://anchor.fm/philosophyforeveryone/episodes/Memento-Mori-The-Socratic-Stance-on-Death-as-Nothing-to-Fear-e11mv82

Meditations Book I Exercise: (19:07)

https://anchor.fm/shotofphilosophy/episodes/Episode-008-Debts-and-Lessons-My-Grandfather-Verus-Character-and-Self-Control-Meditations-by-Marcus-Aurelius-eqe9js

Lectures on various excerpts from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations about Memento Mori

https://anchor.fm/shotofphilosophy/episodes/Episode-014-Not-to-live-as-if-you-had-endless-years-ahead-of-you--Death-overshadows-you--While-youre-alive-and-able-be-good--Meditations-by-Marcus-Aurelius-eqvoeh

https://anchor.fm/shotofphilosophy/episodes/Episode-042-When-do-you-feel-frenzy--When-are-you-lazy--Are-you-ever-pretentious--What-do-you-try-to-avoid-on-a-daily-basis-with-your-thinking--feeling-and-acting-etcctj (15:10)

https://anchor.fm/shotofphilosophy/episodes/Ep--044-What-thing-or-things-would-you-like-to-forget-ethsvn (9:21)