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The Worm at the Core : : on the Role of Death in Life

Solomon, Sheldon. Book - 2015 155.937 So None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 0 out of 5

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Managing the terror of death -- The scheme of things -- Self-esteem: the foundation of fortitude -- Homo mortalis: from primate to human -- Literal immortality -- Symbolic immortality -- The anatomy of human destructiveness -- Body and soul: an uneasy alliance -- Death near and far -- Cracks in the shields -- Living with death.
Demonstrates how an unconscious fear of death motivates nearly all human goals, behaviors, and cultures, examining the role of mortality awareness in prompting social unrest and war.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Random House, [2015]
Year Published: 2015
Description: xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781400067473
1400067472

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Greenberg, Jeff, 1954-
Pyszczynski, Thomas A.

SUBJECTS
Death -- Psychological aspects.
Fear of death.
Terror.