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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... considered dead . If , on the other hand , a realistic possibility of improvement exists , he must be considered alive and every effort should be made to achieve such improvement . In other word , we need a criterium necessary and ...
... considered dead . If , on the other hand , a realistic possibility of improvement exists , he must be considered alive and every effort should be made to achieve such improvement . In other word , we need a criterium necessary and ...
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... considered extraordinary and , in terminal cases , when the physician judges that " extraordinary " means of prolonging life should not be used , he writes on the patient's chart the order " No code . " This means that resuscitation ...
... considered extraordinary and , in terminal cases , when the physician judges that " extraordinary " means of prolonging life should not be used , he writes on the patient's chart the order " No code . " This means that resuscitation ...
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... considered suicide unethical ; he was to have a profound influence among scientists and doctors throughout the Middle Ages and until the Renaissance . The Stoics , who came about a century after Aristotle , were of a different mettle ...
... considered suicide unethical ; he was to have a profound influence among scientists and doctors throughout the Middle Ages and until the Renaissance . The Stoics , who came about a century after Aristotle , were of a different mettle ...
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Man and death | 3 |
Death as a natural phenomenon | 37 |
Death and philosophy | 75 |
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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