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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... example of how good things were : .... When I was in second grade a new physician moved into our community .... His two little girls attended school with us . The older of the two girls , about 10 years old at the time , became ill and ...
... example of how good things were : .... When I was in second grade a new physician moved into our community .... His two little girls attended school with us . The older of the two girls , about 10 years old at the time , became ill and ...
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... example of an arbitrary and arguable definition of " extraordinary , " can we come up with examples showing that the same definition varies with time and space ? Easily . The administration of penicillin would have been considered a ...
... example of an arbitrary and arguable definition of " extraordinary , " can we come up with examples showing that the same definition varies with time and space ? Easily . The administration of penicillin would have been considered a ...
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... example , abortion is justified is self- defense . Pregnancy in some cases represents a mortal menace for the mother ... example in cases of prenatal diagnosis of severe malformations . For example , one cannot avoid feeling that , in ...
... example , abortion is justified is self- defense . Pregnancy in some cases represents a mortal menace for the mother ... example in cases of prenatal diagnosis of severe malformations . For example , one cannot avoid feeling that , in ...
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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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