A History of Human Responses to Death: Mythologies, Rituals, and EthicsE. Mellen Press, 1990 - 508 Seiten This study examines death and its impact on human thinking from a biological and historical viewpoint. It finds that fear of death is the motive behind the human need to accomplish anything. It also discusses care of the terminally ill, mercy killing, suicide, and the death penalty. |
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... suicide or attempted suicide as crimes ; some view suicide as a crime but not a punishable one , and attempted suicide as either a misdemeanor or a felony ; but in the majority of the states , assisting a suicide is a crime , either ...
... suicide or attempted suicide as crimes ; some view suicide as a crime but not a punishable one , and attempted suicide as either a misdemeanor or a felony ; but in the majority of the states , assisting a suicide is a crime , either ...
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... Suicide is the most fatal of sins , because it cannot be repented of " ( Summa Theologica , ii . - ii , A64.5.3 . ) . We find that the Christian burial was denied to suicides as early as A.D. 563. The Roman Church to this day , by ...
... Suicide is the most fatal of sins , because it cannot be repented of " ( Summa Theologica , ii . - ii , A64.5.3 . ) . We find that the Christian burial was denied to suicides as early as A.D. 563. The Roman Church to this day , by ...
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... suicide . We know , of course , that the overwhelming majority of men do not commit suicide . This being the case , the focus of the problem is shifted : the question is not " Why does man commit suicide ? " but " Why does man not ...
... suicide . We know , of course , that the overwhelming majority of men do not commit suicide . This being the case , the focus of the problem is shifted : the question is not " Why does man commit suicide ? " but " Why does man not ...
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Man and death | 3 |
b The necessity of death The Second | 11 |
c The impossibility of death | 19 |
Urheberrecht | |
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A History of Human Responses to Death: Mythologies, Rituals, and Ethics Plinio Prioreschi Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1990 |
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