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    It is not the case that It is not irrational to prefer not to be at the end of our lives, unable to shape them further, and limited to reminiscing about days gone by.

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    • 1.Contemplative traditions from Aristotle to Buddhism hold that retrospective wisdom and equanimity constitute a distinct and valuable form of human flourishing.
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    • 2.If late-life reflection constitutes a genuine mode of flourishing, then preferring to avoid it may reflect a culturally contingent bias toward productivity rather than rational assessment.
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    • 1.Bernard Williams's argument that categorical desires ground the badness of death implies that transformed late-life desires—including desires to reminisce—are no less authentically one's own.
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    • 2.If reminiscence and passive reflection can constitute genuine categorical desires, then the supporting argument's privileging of forward-looking pursuits begs the question against a different but equally coherent life structure.
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    • 1.We do not want our lives to be all over with.
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    • 2.We have forward-looking pursuits that require future life to be realized.
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