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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... reason in solving the ultimate problems of existence . He affirmed , however , that these limitations have been put by nature for a very definite purpose : If pure ( speculative ) reason were not limited , the consequence would be that ...
... reason in solving the ultimate problems of existence . He affirmed , however , that these limitations have been put by nature for a very definite purpose : If pure ( speculative ) reason were not limited , the consequence would be that ...
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... reasons : one religious , the other social . The religious reason is that the spirit of the dead person does not finally ... reason is that the dead man continues to have certain attributes of social personality until his second funeral ...
... reasons : one religious , the other social . The religious reason is that the spirit of the dead person does not finally ... reason is that the dead man continues to have certain attributes of social personality until his second funeral ...
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... reason of things . We believe the existence of an Almighty Being from the consideration of his wonderful works , from those innumerable celestial and glorious bodies , and from their wonderful order and harmony . We have also spent some ...
... reason of things . We believe the existence of an Almighty Being from the consideration of his wonderful works , from those innumerable celestial and glorious bodies , and from their wonderful order and harmony . We have also spent some ...
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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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