Assignment on

Aris, Philippe. 1980. "Five Variations on Four Themes,"
in The Hour of Our Death. (Trans.) H. Weaver. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 602-14

5 models

4 themes

1. tame death (ancient & medieval)    

2. death of the self (late medieval)

3. remote and imminent death (16-18^th c)

4. death of the other (19^th c)

5. invisible death (20^th c)

1.community
individuality (politics)

2. nature
(metaphysics)

3. afterlife
(religion)

4. evil
(ethics)