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 has also been reported and it has been reproduced under experimental conditions : The analysis of the various maneuvers [ that can cause unexplained sudden death in the wild rat ] seems to indicate that the three important steps ...
... animals has also been reported and it has been reproduced under experimental conditions : The analysis of the various maneuvers [ that can cause unexplained sudden death in the wild rat ] seems to indicate that the three important steps ...
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... animal , or that a smaller prey is more easily caught than a larger one . The same can be said for the other observations concerning animals in zoos dying because of disturbances caused by nearby building operations : in the wild , big ...
... animal , or that a smaller prey is more easily caught than a larger one . The same can be said for the other observations concerning animals in zoos dying because of disturbances caused by nearby building operations : in the wild , big ...
Inhalt
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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