The Meaning of DeathHerman Feifel |
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... thought of the child , viz . , that his wishes have magical power to influence events , is a double - edged sword . It lends , as we have just seen , a com- forting illusion of credence to our wishes for invincibility and immortality ...
... thought of the child , viz . , that his wishes have magical power to influence events , is a double - edged sword . It lends , as we have just seen , a com- forting illusion of credence to our wishes for invincibility and immortality ...
Page 117
... thought . From these two opposite poles , Marcuse ( Chapter 5 ) has sug- gested , two contrasting ethics may be derived . " On the one hand the attitude toward death is the stoic or skeptic acceptance of the inevitable , or even the ...
... thought . From these two opposite poles , Marcuse ( Chapter 5 ) has sug- gested , two contrasting ethics may be derived . " On the one hand the attitude toward death is the stoic or skeptic acceptance of the inevitable , or even the ...
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... thoughts about personal death and more frequent thoughts of death when ill ; the nonreligious group thought more frequently of personal death as a result of accident and also thought of death as being painful more frequently . The ...
... thoughts about personal death and more frequent thoughts of death when ill ; the nonreligious group thought more frequently of personal death as a result of accident and also thought of death as being painful more frequently . The ...
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