Converging Dialogues
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#174 - The Art of Living and Dying: A Dialogue with Kevin Aho
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#174 - The Art of Living and Dying: A Dialogue with Kevin Aho

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Kevin Aho about existentialism, life, and death. They discuss his background and heart attack which was the motivation for him writing his most recent book. They discuss the inevitability of death, existentialism and its major concepts, and authenticity. They also talk about "the herd" and negative impact of social media. They also discuss various ideas on disorders and neuroscience, Nietzsche's ideas on suffering well, and many other topics. 

Kevin Aho is a professor of philosophy at Florida Gulf Coast University. He has Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate in philosophy. He teaches and writes on existentialism, phenomenology, and hermeneutics. He is the author of numerous books including the most recent, One Beat More: Existentialism and The Gift of Mortality. You can find his work here. Twitter: @kevinaho17

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