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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... beginning during gestation ( for practical reasons , however , we can imagine birth as the beginning of the world - line ) when all the lines coalesce in a bundle ( we will call this beginning point " P " from the Latin Principium beginning ) ...
... beginning during gestation ( for practical reasons , however , we can imagine birth as the beginning of the world - line ) when all the lines coalesce in a bundle ( we will call this beginning point " P " from the Latin Principium beginning ) ...
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... beginning but becoming progressively closer as we proceed . As we approach the end of the field , the mines become so thick that every square inch is mined . Humanity , like a mighty army , advances in the mine field as if impelled by ...
... beginning but becoming progressively closer as we proceed . As we approach the end of the field , the mines become so thick that every square inch is mined . Humanity , like a mighty army , advances in the mine field as if impelled by ...
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... beginning of death . Life exists for the sake of death . Death is at the same time the ending and the beginning . " ... It is in this living Whole in its incomprehensible and immeasurable splendor , greatness , and holiness that the ...
... beginning of death . Life exists for the sake of death . Death is at the same time the ending and the beginning . " ... It is in this living Whole in its incomprehensible and immeasurable splendor , greatness , and holiness that the ...
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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