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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... human . Suppose we assume that the following attributes make an organism human : 1 ) Intelligence . We mean by intelligence the rational capacity of association , abstraction , and understanding . This is a human attribute par ...
... human . Suppose we assume that the following attributes make an organism human : 1 ) Intelligence . We mean by intelligence the rational capacity of association , abstraction , and understanding . This is a human attribute par ...
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... human shape ; the morula , on the other hand , does not look like a human being at all , and neither do the first stages of further development . Shape , however , is of secondary importance in defining humanity . Severely deformed ...
... human shape ; the morula , on the other hand , does not look like a human being at all , and neither do the first stages of further development . Shape , however , is of secondary importance in defining humanity . Severely deformed ...
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... human 23 life was not present at all during the first weeks of pregnancy . At a certain time the Church was even ... human being ? That we cannot say what makes a human being human ? Not at all . A human being is a being with the ...
... human 23 life was not present at all during the first weeks of pregnancy . At a certain time the Church was even ... human being ? That we cannot say what makes a human being human ? Not at all . A human being is a being with 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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