Trouble with Death

Making Sense of Mortality in the Anthropocene

Finn Bowring (Cardiff University)

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Bristol University Press
25 April 2025

Phenomenology & Existentialism; Aspects of religion (non-Christian); Sociology: death & dying

Series: Death and Culture

This book combines Western history of death with sociology and philosophy to explore our approach to death. It examines sociological debates, the cultural construction of death and uses existential phenomenology and Freudian psychology to examine the search for meaning in our finite lives.

By: Finn Bowring (Cardiff University)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529241235
ISBN 10: 1529241235
Series: Death and Culture
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 25 April 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. The Trouble with Death 2. Mortality and Tragedy in Greek Antiquity 3. Plato and the Immortality of the Soul 4. Death in the Second Millennium 5. Invisible Death 6. The Disclosure of Death 7. Precarious Life

Finn Bowring is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University.

Reviews for Trouble with Death: Making Sense of Mortality in the Anthropocene

“This book invites us to reconsider everything: our perceptions of life, our attitudes towards mortality, our role in shaping humanity’s future. It is a poignant exploration of all fundamental questions that define our existence.” Adela Toplean, University of Bucharest