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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... dying person had a tendency to spare him and to hide from him the gravity of his condition .... The first motivation for ... died at home in the bosom of one's family , but in the hospital , alone.12 Another issue that in our times has ...
... dying person had a tendency to spare him and to hide from him the gravity of his condition .... The first motivation for ... died at home in the bosom of one's family , but in the hospital , alone.12 Another issue that in our times has ...
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... died of violent death or before completing certain duties , or the spirit of he that has died of hunger and imprisonment , he that has died of thirst and imprisonment , the hungry man who in his hunger has not smelt the smell ( of food ) ...
... died of violent death or before completing certain duties , or the spirit of he that has died of hunger and imprisonment , he that has died of thirst and imprisonment , the hungry man who in his hunger has not smelt the smell ( of food ) ...
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... died in a few minutes after having been immobilized to have his hooves trimmed ; a chimpanzee died under restraint , likewise a puma . In another zoo a variety of animals died as a result of being changed from one cage to another or ...
... died in a few minutes after having been immobilized to have his hooves trimmed ; a chimpanzee died under restraint , likewise a puma . In another zoo a variety of animals died as a result of being changed from one cage to another or ...
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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