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UNINA9910459580203321 |
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Belshaw Christopher |
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Annihilation : the sense and significance of death / / Christopher Belshaw |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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1-317-49277-3 |
1-315-71171-0 |
1-282-94732-X |
9786612947322 |
1-84465-411-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2009 by Acumen. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Death; 2. Definitions; 3. Human beings; 4. Is it bad to die?; 5. Circumstances and degrees; 6. Posthumous harms; 7. An asymmetry; 8. Numbers; 9. Cheating death; Appendix: Brain death - history and debate; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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The ever-present possibility of death forces upon us the question of life's meaning and for this reason death has been a central concern of philosophers throughout history. From Socrates to Heidegger, philosophers have grappled with the nature and significance of death. In ""Annihilation"", Christopher Belshaw explores two central questions at the heart of philosophy's engagement with death: what is death; and is it bad that we die? Belshaw begins by distinguishing between literal and metaphorical uses of the term and offers a unified and biological account of death, denying that death brings |
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UNINA9910778540403321 |
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Between stress and hope [[electronic resource] ] : from a disease-centered to a health-centered perspective / / edited by Rebecca Jacoby and Giora Keinan |
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Westport, Conn., : Praeger, c2003 |
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1-282-34025-5 |
9786612340253 |
0-313-09358-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (355 p.) |
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Praeger series in health psychology |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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JacobyRebecca |
KeinanGiora |
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Clinical health psychology |
Stress (Psychology) - Health aspects |
Hope - Health aspects |
Medicine and psychology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Illustrations; Series Preface by Barbara Tinsley; Preface; Acknowledgments; I. THEORETICAL UNDERPINNING OF STRESS AND HOPE; II. THREAT AND HOPE IN COPING WITH STRESSFUL LIFE EXPERIENCES; III. INTERVENTIONS; Index; About the Editors and Contributors |
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This volume focuses on the concepts of stress and hope, their psychological and physical outcomes. Past research has focused primarily or exclusively on either stress or hope and its effect on health. This work discusses them side by side and highlights their interrelations. Various theoretical approaches dealing with stress and hope are discussed, and a review of the most recent empirical data is presented. Also included are reports on individuals and groups that have been exposed to various stressful situations, such as racial prejudice, life threatening illness, or imprisonment. The role of |
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