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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... remains . The persistence of it must have struck primitive man as a proof that the body was not entirely perishable . The skeleton would remain there without signs of life , but it would not decay ( probably very early man did not often ...
... remains . The persistence of it must have struck primitive man as a proof that the body was not entirely perishable . The skeleton would remain there without signs of life , but it would not decay ( probably very early man did not often ...
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... remains totally undetermined . And should I not die as a result of my attempt at suicide , I may consider it later on as a cowardice , since it would become clear to me that other solutions were also possible . But since these solutions ...
... remains totally undetermined . And should I not die as a result of my attempt at suicide , I may consider it later on as a cowardice , since it would become clear to me that other solutions were also possible . But since these solutions ...
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... remains . It is an ache eterna , maledetta , fredda e greve , regola e qualità mai non gli è nova . 20 Because the fear of death attacks on both the rational and the subconscious level , it is on both levels that man fights . Easier is ...
... remains . It is an ache eterna , maledetta , fredda e greve , regola e qualità mai non gli è nova . 20 Because the fear of death attacks on both the rational and the subconscious level , it is on both levels that man fights . Easier is ...
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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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