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Although people have come up with various views concerning the reasons that should make people fear death, different philosopher have provided advanced claims that should make people not fear death. He also provided an argument against the fear of death by stating that it should not concern human beings because as long as they exist, death is not there, and when it comes the person seizes existing. Although people have come up with various views concerning the reasons that should make people fear death, different philosopher have provided advanced claims

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1IntroductionDeath has been defined as the cessation of all crucial functions especially as indicated by permanent stoppage of the heart, and other activities such as respiration, and brain activities. In other words, it is termed as the end of life1. Although people have come up with various views concerning the reasons that should make people fear death, different philosopher have provided advanced claims that should make people not fear death.Should we fear death?Over the years, many psychologists have been affirming that people are highly motivated by fear of death. According to Epicurus, if one is not aware of something, it cannot harm him/her. This means people should not fear death because once they die, they are not aware of their status2. He also provided an argument against the fear of death by stating that it should not concern human beings because as long as they exist, death is not there, and when it comes the person seizes existing. From this argument, Epicurus meant that people should not have fear for something that they are not sure about, and if it comes, it stops their life, meaning they will not exist to realize the pleasure or the pain which may result.Epicurus was one of the first atomists to trust that everything entails material entities and no soul that can survive death. Although there are other aspects of death which people can fear, such as disability, diseases, and the pain which people who care about someone may experience, 1Judith, Anderson. H. Light and Death: Figuration in Spenser, Kepler, Donne, Milton. New York: Fordham University Press, 20172Patrick, Stokes &Adam, Buben. Kierkegaard and Death. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2011
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2the philosophical perspective that there is no life after dying should make death nothing to fear3. If a person does not exist after dying, it means he/she fully seizes to exist and should therefore not fear what goes on after the end of his/her life.Epicurus also affirmed that mortality does not concern the living because as long as human beings exist, death is not present. When it comes one is gone forever, and therefore he/she no longer exists. By this statement, Epicurus meant that if something comes and goes, people should not have to fear it because however it hurts when it happens, it is forgotten after sometime.Lucretius also contended that people should not fear death because it does not have a meaning to them. He supported this argument by stating that at death, the soul is dispersed, meaning that the person no longer exists. Considering the fact that this leads to the end of existence, people should not fear it because they do not know what happens after they die. Although people argue that death makes human life to lack importance and therefore it should be feared, various philosopher argue that it gives an important meaning to human beings because it makes them to strive for better lives. If human beings fear death, it means they will never attain anything of importance because they will keep postponing things4. Accepting death gives life a meaning because it makes people to trust that one day they will not exist, and therefore strive to attain what they feel is important to them.3Makiko, Kondo and Hiroshi, Nagata. Nurses’ Involvement in Patients’ Dying and Death. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, vol. 70, No. 3, 2015, pp. 278-300.4Anne, Simmonds. Finding Life in the Midst of Death. Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, vol. 70, No. 3, 2016 pp. 204-205
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