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Ivan Ilyich is a man. All men are mortal. So Ivan Ilyich is mortal. Sure absolutely, that\u2019s true for Ivan Ilyich and for all men. But we\u2019re not Ivan Ilyich and we\u2019re not \u2018all men\u2019- so what does this have to do with us? Right? David and Tamler confront their mortality as they discuss Leo Tolstoy\u2019s brilliant and chilling short story \u201cThe Death of Ivan Ilyich.\u201d

Plus the \u2018Why I am leaving academia\u2019 essay has become its own genre. But is this profession really that much worse relative to others?

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• Has the \u2018great resignation\u2019 hit academia?
• Why You Need To Leave Academia - Cheeky Scientist
• The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Wikipedia \u2014 . I cannot now help seeing day and night going round and bringing me to death. That is all I see, for that alone is true. All else is false.
• Val Plumwood - Wikipedia