The Resource Mortals : how the fear of death shaped human society, Rachel E. Menzies and Ross G. Menzies
Mortals : how the fear of death shaped human society, Rachel E. Menzies and Ross G. Menzies
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- Summary
- The human mind can grapple with the future, visualising and calculating solutions to complex problems, giving us tremendous advantages over other species throughout our evolution. However, this capability comes with a curse. By five to ten years of age, all humans know where they are heading: to the grave. In Mortals, Rachel Menzies and Ross Menzies, both acclaimed psychologists whose life's work has focused on death anxiety, examine all the major human responses to death across history. From the development of religious systems denying the finality of death, to 'immortality projects' involving enduring art, architecture and literature, some of the consequences of our fear of death have been glorious while others have been destructive, leading to global conflicts and genocide. Looking forward, Mortals hypothesises that worse could be to come - our unconscious dread of death has led to rampant consumerism and overpopulation, driving the global warming and pandemic crises that now threaten our very existence. In a terrible irony, Homo sapiens may ultimately be destroyed by our knowledge of our own mortality
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Mortals : how the fear of death shaped human society
- Title
- Mortals
- Title remainder
- how the fear of death shaped human society
- Statement of responsibility
- Rachel E. Menzies and Ross G. Menzies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The human mind can grapple with the future, visualising and calculating solutions to complex problems, giving us tremendous advantages over other species throughout our evolution. However, this capability comes with a curse. By five to ten years of age, all humans know where they are heading: to the grave. In Mortals, Rachel Menzies and Ross Menzies, both acclaimed psychologists whose life's work has focused on death anxiety, examine all the major human responses to death across history. From the development of religious systems denying the finality of death, to 'immortality projects' involving enduring art, architecture and literature, some of the consequences of our fear of death have been glorious while others have been destructive, leading to global conflicts and genocide. Looking forward, Mortals hypothesises that worse could be to come - our unconscious dread of death has led to rampant consumerism and overpopulation, driving the global warming and pandemic crises that now threaten our very existence. In a terrible irony, Homo sapiens may ultimately be destroyed by our knowledge of our own mortality
- Cataloging source
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Menzies, Rachel E
- Dewey number
- 306.9
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Menzies, Ross G.
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- Fear of death
- Fear of death
- Death
- Death
- Bereavement
- Death in art
- Mortality
- Mortality
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Mortals : how the fear of death shaped human society, Rachel E. Menzies and Ross G. Menzies
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
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- nc
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000069342535
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 435 pages
- Isbn
- 9781760879167
- Lccn
- jb2021065394
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1257260399
- Label
- Mortals : how the fear of death shaped human society, Rachel E. Menzies and Ross G. Menzies
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000069342535
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 435 pages
- Isbn
- 9781760879167
- Lccn
- jb2021065394
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1257260399
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