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Episode 96 – “The Trade-Ins”
In The Twilight Zone one can often shop for items not usually thought to be available for purchase. In “I Sing the Body Electric” a family shops for a replacement grandmother. In “The Trade-Ins” an aging couple shop for replacements … Continue reading
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Tagged afterlife, death, love, memory, personal identity
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Episode 86 – “Kick the Can”
How should we live in old age, if we achieve it? How should we evaluate our life when we are old, and in evaluating it how should we take into account the arc of existence that includes the infirmities and limitations that come … Continue reading
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Episode 56 – “Static”
What distinguishes memory from imagination? Certainly our memories inform our imagination. When we imagine what might have been, in contrast to what was, we go beyond our memories to paint a picture of alternative states of affairs. That’s what happens … Continue reading
Episode 45 – “The Trouble with Templeton”
Booth Templeton is a distinguished and accomplished actor. But he is also an aging actor, confronting a new world order, the order of the young. “Some of us are young. Some of us are old.” So says the new, young … Continue reading