Can we flourish at the end of life? End-of-life often comes with decreasing physical and mental functionality, and many patients fear their final days and what their quality of life may look like. But the period of one’s end-of-life may also present possibilities for a unique realization of human goods — such as the consolidation of a personal narrative, a deepening of close relationships, and a growth in character and virtue. With a contextualized understanding of what human flourishing may look like as death approaches, we find unique aspects of human flourishing particular to the end-of-life context.
John Rhee, a Harvard-based physician who specializes in brain cancer and palliative care, visits the Humanities Forum this Friday (3:30pm, Ruane 105). His topic: how the end of life can be a time not of dread but of profound human flourishing. Join us to find out more! Learn more about the Humanities Forum schedule here!
