The memento mori is a profoundly important aspect of religious reflection on the fleeting nature of life and the need to prepare spiritually for the inevitability of death. This essay considers two recent examples--the deaths of a world-renowned athletic celebrity and an obscure academic philosopher--and explores the contrasting images of death and its meaning found in religious and secular philosophical understandings.

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神户科比（Kobe Bryant），森门纪念（Momento Mori）：死亡，宗教，哲学，篮球

纪念是对生命的短暂本质以及为死亡的必然性进行精神上的准备的宗教反思的一个非常重要的方面。本文考虑了两个最近的例子-世界著名运动名人的去世和一位晦涩的学术哲学家-并探讨了在宗教和世俗哲学理解中发现的死亡及其含义的对比图像。