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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... animals allowed to live under normal conditions . He concluded that , to overcome the stress of the harsh environment , the animals had to spend a certain amount of what he called " energy of adaptation , " a finite and non - renewable ...
... animals allowed to live under normal conditions . He concluded that , to overcome the stress of the harsh environment , the animals had to spend a certain amount of what he called " energy of adaptation , " a finite and non - renewable ...
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... animals continued for many centuries . It is interesting to note that , as our capacity for identification increases , we become more and more reluctant to inflict suffering on animals also . The abolition of animal suffering , however ...
... animals continued for many centuries . It is interesting to note that , as our capacity for identification increases , we become more and more reluctant to inflict suffering on animals also . The abolition of animal suffering , however ...
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... Animals and Man , " in : The Meaning of Death , Herman Feifel ( Ed . ) , New York , McGraw - Hill , 1965 , pp . 307 , 312 . 50. Ibid . , pp . 307 , 308-309-310 . 51. Walter B. Cannon , " " " Voodoo " Death , " American Anthropologist ...
... Animals and Man , " in : The Meaning of Death , Herman Feifel ( Ed . ) , New York , McGraw - Hill , 1965 , pp . 307 , 312 . 50. Ibid . , pp . 307 , 308-309-310 . 51. Walter B. Cannon , " " " Voodoo " Death , " American Anthropologist ...
Inhalt
Man and death | 3 |
Death as a natural phenomenon | 37 |
Death and philosophy | 75 |
Urheberrecht | |
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