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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.

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Author:   Tyler Volk
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.482kg
ISBN:  

9780471375449

ISBN 10:   0471375446
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   19 March 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

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.

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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.

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