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Tact 309 TactfulnesstotheDead Describing a certain Taoist ritual in which the immortals go through a symbolic death and burial to avoid upsetting the world of the merely living, Barthes concludes:“Admirable concern for others, pure tact: to take on the appearance of being dead so as not to shock,hurt,disconcert those who die.” This is what he calls“consideration” in both senses of the word. ...

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