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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... feeling of immortality that every man carries etched in his subconscious is a conviction that is not eliminated by reason and that coexists with the rational conviction that death is inevitable . Perhaps this " feeling " of immortality ...
... feeling of immortality that every man carries etched in his subconscious is a conviction that is not eliminated by reason and that coexists with the rational conviction that death is inevitable . Perhaps this " feeling " of immortality ...
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... feeling of imminent , unavoidable death kills . When we speak of " feeling of imminent death " we cannot avoid linking such a feeling with a level of intelligence not possessed by animals and one may have difficulty accepting that the ...
... feeling of imminent , unavoidable death kills . When we speak of " feeling of imminent death " we cannot avoid linking such a feeling with a level of intelligence not possessed by animals and one may have difficulty accepting that the ...
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... feeling or fear of imminent death are equivalent . If we rename the cause of sudden unexplained death as overwhelming fright , instead of " feeling of imminent death , " we can also understand the few cases of death , in ultrasensitive ...
... feeling or fear of imminent death are equivalent . If we rename the cause of sudden unexplained death as overwhelming fright , instead of " feeling of imminent death , " we can also understand the few cases of death , in ultrasensitive ...
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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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