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  • The Worm at the Core

    On the Role of Death in Life

    A transformative, fascinating theory—based on robust and groundbreaking experimental research—reveals how our unconscious fear of death powers almost everything we do, shining a light on the hidden motives that drive human behaviorMore than one hundred years ago, the American philosopher William James dubbed the knowledge that we must die “the worm at the core” of the human condition. In 1974, ... Leer más

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  • Der Wurm in unserem Herzen

    Wie das Wissen um die Sterblichkeit unser Leben beeinflusst

    Die treibende Kraft in unser aller LebenAls Wurm im Herzen des Menschen bezeichnete der amerikanische Psychologe und Philosoph William James einst das Wissen um unsere Vergänglichkeit. In einer faszinierenden Studie, die auf zahlreichen Versuchen beruht, schildern die amerikanischen Psychologen Solomon, Greenberg und Pyszczynski, wie sehr die Furcht vor dem Nicht-mehr-Sein unser alltägliches Leben ... Leer más

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  • Facing Up to Mortality

    Interfaith/Interreligious Explorations

    Exploring a new approach to interfaith/interreligious communication, the contributors to this collection seek to interact from the perspective of their own tradition or academic discipline with Ernest Becker's theory on the relationship between religion, culture, and the human awareness of death and mortality. While much interfaith/interreligious dialogue focuses on beliefs and practices, thus ... Leer más

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  • Facing Cancer and the Fear of Death

    A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Treatment

    In Facing Cancer and the Fear of Death: A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Treatment, Dr. Norman Straker proposes that “death anxiety” is responsible for the American society’s failure to address costly futile care at the end of life; more specifically, doctors default on the appropriate prescription of palliative care because of this anxiety. This leads to unnecessary suffering for terminally-ill ... Leer más

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  • Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

    Studies of Three Student Development Programs

    Concerns with how students are taught, and whether and how they learn, has become particularly salient in higher education. This is evident in growing awareness of increases in time-to-degree and declines in attainment rates for many students, including those who are underrepresented, in our nation’s community and public and private colleges and universities. It is also demonstrated vis-à-vis ... Leer más

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    The Worm at the Core

    On the Role of Death in Life

    Completo

    8 hora 20 minutos

    More than one hundred years ago, the American philosopher William James wrote that the knowledge that we must die is "the worm at the core" of the human condition—a universally shared fear that informs all our thoughts and actions, from the great art we create to the devastating wars we wage.Using data collected from human subjects, Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, and Tom Pyszczynski show ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Solomon and the Ant

    And Other Jewish Folktales

    A treasure trove of forty-three religious, wisdom, riddle, and trickster Jewish folktales that have been told near the hearth, at the table, and in the synagogue for centuries. Sheldon Oberman, a master storyteller, retells the tales with simplicity and grace, making them perfect for performing and reading aloud. Peninnah Schram, herself an acclaimed storyteller and folklorist, provides lively ... Leer más

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  • Dual Diagnosis

    Evaluation, Treatment, Training, and Program Development

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Patients who have both a psychiatric disorder and a substance abuse problem cause most clinicians to throw up their hands in despair. The clinical problems that these "dual diagnosis" patients present are enor mously complex. Diagnostically, how is one to tell if disorders of mood and thinking, for instance, are signs of a mental illness or consequences of substance abuse? How is one to obtain ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

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    Water Tossing Boulders

    How a Family of Chinese Immigrants Led the First Fight to Desegregate Schools inthe Jim Crow South

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