Unamuno Claims That We Are Both Unable to Conceive of Ourselves

question 5

Essay

Unamuno claims that we are both unable to conceive of ourselves as not existing but also unable to fully accept that we are immortal. Are these two claims correct? Why or why not? If so, is there any way out of this apparent dilemma?

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Definitions:

Unemployment

Occurs when people who are willing to work are unable to find jobs, representing a wasted potential in the economy.

Underemployment

describes a situation where workers are employed in capacities below their skill level or work fewer hours than they would prefer.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of what is forgone in order to pursue a certain action or decision.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where production costs per unit increase as a firm's or industry's output expands.