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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... eternal recurrence : Everything goes , everything returns ; eternally rolls the wheel of existence . Everything dies , everything blossoms forth again ; eternally runs the year of existence .... All things return eternally and we ...
... eternal recurrence : Everything goes , everything returns ; eternally rolls the wheel of existence . Everything dies , everything blossoms forth again ; eternally runs the year of existence .... All things return eternally and we ...
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... eternal bliss , and those of the wicked to Hell , a place ( or state ) of eternal suffering , the majority of souls , those in - between , are saved by spending some time in Purgatory , a place of penance where the sins are expiated ...
... eternal bliss , and those of the wicked to Hell , a place ( or state ) of eternal suffering , the majority of souls , those in - between , are saved by spending some time in Purgatory , a place of penance where the sins are expiated ...
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... eternal afterlife . Christianity and Islam guarantee not only the immortality of the soul but also the resurrection of the body . This is , of course , the ultimate in terms of relief from the fear of death . In fact , with this ...
... eternal afterlife . Christianity and Islam guarantee not only the immortality of the soul but also the resurrection of the body . This is , of course , the ultimate in terms of relief from the fear of death . In fact , with this ...
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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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