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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... less simultaneously ) a long oxygen bond , a short iron - oxygen distance , and a long distance from that iron ion ... less energy than the reactants . The energy in the bonds binding the products is less than was in the bonds binding ...
... less simultaneously ) a long oxygen bond , a short iron - oxygen distance , and a long distance from that iron ion ... less energy than the reactants . The energy in the bonds binding the products is less than was in the bonds binding ...
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... less physically dispersed than the reactants , but they also possess less energy . Consequently they are less disordered ( in the general sense ) , and therefore have lower entropy too . Does that means that , therefore , the rusting of ...
... less physically dispersed than the reactants , but they also possess less energy . Consequently they are less disordered ( in the general sense ) , and therefore have lower entropy too . Does that means that , therefore , the rusting of ...
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... less mortal " than the peoples who disappeared without trace . These are the roots of patriotism and nationalism . This is why , when we study ancient history , we are on the side of the Greeks at Marathon and of the Romans in the Punic ...
... less mortal " than the peoples who disappeared without trace . These are the roots of patriotism and nationalism . This is why , when we study ancient history , we are on the side of the Greeks at Marathon and of the Romans in the Punic ...
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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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