Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Melissa, Sydney, and I talk about death. What does it mean to think well about death? How much can we or should we think about our eventual demise? Should we live every day as if we were dying? Even if we could, would this be desirable? Why might it be healthy to be close to death, and how should we react to deaths of those around us? To help us answer these questions, and many others, we consider Tolstoy's brilliant novella, and highlight many of its most beautiful, funny, and heartbreaking moments.