What is death? : a scientist looks at the cycle of life

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What is death? : a scientist looks at the cycle of life

Tyler Volk

John Wiley & Sons, c2002

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Created and produced by Nevaraumont Publishing Company, New York

Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-248) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

A leading developer of Gaia theory introduces a cosmology of death: a comprehensive explanation of the crucial role that death plays in the processes of life in its many forms - biological, sociological, and psychological.

目次

Introduction: Death Thus Life. PART 1: BRAIN. The Three--Pound Miracle. We Live in Two Different Worlds. The Grateful Self. PART 2: CULTURE. Nobody Just Dies. Managing Terror. Death with Interconnected Dignity. PART 3: BIOSPHERE. Sex and Gatastrophic Senescence. Lifestyle and Life Span. Little Deaths, Big Lives. Life and Death at the Smallest Scale. Conclusion: Eternity's Sunrise. Notes. Bibliography. Acknowledgments. Index.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB01742122
  • ISBN
    • 0471375446
  • LCCN
    00059431
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    255 p.
  • 大きさ
    25 cm
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