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Foust, Mathew A. "Experience as a Prelude to Disaster: American Philosophy and the Fear of Death." //GSU Database//. Department of History & Philosophy, Lander University, Greenwood, USA, 1 Feb. 2013. Web. 15 June 2016.

In the article “Experience as a Prelude to Disaster”, Foust explores the American philosophical ideals on the concept of death. Foust believes that the fear of death is caused by humanity’s denial on the idea of death. The fear in which humans have is the feeling of regret in death in which we weren’t able to accomplish our desires. Foust believes that the new thought about death and be seen through the examination of Emerson, James, and Addams. Emerson believe that we should strive after encountering death because we have more to live for now. James believes we need to accomplish things to the best of our capabilities with no regrets. Addams believes we can euphemize death by keeping the memories of our past loved ones live. Through this article I’m able to discover some of the reasons people fear death. This is important in my research when analyzing ways to cope with fear and understanding how it affects people differently. There are many different factors of fearing death and this article clearly addressed some of them.

Anthony Lin