Hermans Unprepared For Death

The Psychological Richness Of Mortality
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-15192-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 146 Seiten

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

The book offers a profound insight into the reasons why a great many people feel disconnected from the concept of death and, as a remedy, offers a series of pathways to reconcile them. As an inner abyss, the prospect of death reflects our deepest anxieties about the end of our life, its inevitability, and the mystery that surrounds it. However, this awareness also holds a contradictory promise: by accepting this shadow and exploring it, we might find a greater appreciation for life and a clearer vision of our true priorities. Central to personal development is the awareness that life and death are not mutually exclusive but inclusive states of mind. Death is an intrinsic feature of life. As this book will explore: at the interface of the two, we find a fertile ground for the emergence of psychological richness. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hermans, Hubert J.M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION.- Chapter 2 FOREVER YOUNG: OUR EVERLASTING LONGING.- Chapter 3 DEATH AS ENEMY.- Chapter 4 DEATH AS COMPANION.- Chapter 5 THE LIMINAL SPACE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.- Chapter 6 THE PSYCHOLOGICAL RICHNESS OF AGING: THE INTERPLAY OF GAINS AND LOSSES.- Chapter 7 CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN CONCEPTIONS OF DEATH.- Chapter 8 WISDOM AS RESPONSE TO MORTALITY.

Über Autor(innen)

Hubert J.M. Hermans is the founder of Dialogical Self Theory and one of the most prominent figures in narrative psychology, based in The Netherlands. As Full Professor of Psychology he was associated with the Radboud University of Nijmegen. In 2002 he was decorated as “Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion” for exceptional scientific achievements in the service of society. Hermans is the first author of around 200 publications, mainly on the Self-Confrontation Method and Dialogical Self Theory. His work has led to a series of international conferences on the dialogical self.