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005			20240726105002.0
008			150805s2015 mau ob 000 0 eng d
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020			_a9780300219227 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
020			_a9781782397397 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050	0	4	_aBD431 _b.B533 2015
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aTallis, Raymond, _e1
245	1	0	_aThe black mirror : _blooking at life through death / _cRaymond Tallis.
260			_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _c(c)2015.
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
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520	0		_a"In this beautifully written, personal meditation on life and living, Raymond Tallis reflects on the fundamental fact of existence: that it is finite. Inspired by E. M. Forster's thought that "Death destroys a man but the idea of it saves him," Tallis invites readers to look back upon their lives from a unique standpoint: one's own future corpse. From this perspective, he shows, the world now vacated can be seen most clearly in all its richness and complexity. Â Tallis blends lyrical reflection, humor, and the occasional philosophical argument as he explores his own postmortem recollections. He considers the biological processes and the senses that opened up his late world and the million-nooked space in which he passed his life. His inert, dispossessed body highlights his ceaseless activity in life, the mind-boggling inventory of his possessions, and the togetherness and apartness that characterized his relationships in the material and social worlds. Tallis also touches on the idea of a posthumous life in the memories of those who outlive him. Readers who accompany Tallis as he considers his life through death will appreciate with new intensity the precariousness and preciousness of life, for here he succeeds in his endeavor to make "the shining hour" shine more brightly"--publisher's description.
505	0	0	_aEnding -- _tTo the sunless land -- _tLast respects -- _tBefore -- _tA being in the world -- _tOrganic accounts -- _tElements -- _tSpace: senses -- _tSpace: distance -- _tSpace: partitions -- _tSpace: closeness -- _tSpace as theatre: much ado -- _tA space of his own: having -- _tSemantic space -- _tInter-space: together and apart -- _tInner space: on an extinguished flame -- _tTowards 'the late RT' -- _tAuguries of insignificance -- _tOutliving -- _tLimits -- _tTidying Up -- _tAfter -- _tLast Rites -- _tAfterlife.
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650		0	_aLife.
650		0	_aDeath.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1048596&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell