What is Death

A Scientist Looks at the Cycle of Life

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-03-19
Mått:162 x 242 x 18 mm
Vikt:482 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:255
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9780471375449

Utforska kategorier

Biologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

TYLER VOLK, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at New York University. He is the acclaimed author of Metapatterns: Across Space, Time, and Mind and Gaia's Body: Toward a Physiology of Earth.

Innehållsförteckning

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.