Buch, Englisch, 205 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 500 g
Reihe: Evolutionary Psychology
Buch, Englisch, 205 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 500 g
Reihe: Evolutionary Psychology
ISBN: 978-3-030-25465-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Among the topics covered:
- Evolutionary perspectives on the loss of a twin
- Nonhuman primate responses to death
- Death in literature
- Witnessing and representing the death of pets
- The role of human decomposition facilities in shaping American perspectives on death
This insightful volume showcases groundbreaking empirical and theoretical research addressing death and mortality from an evolutionary perspective, demonstrating the intellectual value of an interdisciplinary approach to understanding psychological processes and behavior.
Chapter 6 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.
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Preface.- Chapter 1: The Role of Death in Life: Exploring the Interface between Terror Management Theory and Evolutionary Psychology.- Chapter 2: Evolutionary Perspectives on the Loss of a Twin.- Chapter 3: Beyond the Search for Suigiston: How Evolution Offers Oxygen for Suicidology.- Chapter 4: Animacy and Mortality Salience: New Directions for the Adaptive Memory Literature.- Chapter 5: Nonhuman Primate Responses to Death.- Chapter 6: Did Human Reality Denial Breach the Evolutionary Psychological Barrier of Mortality Salience? A Theory That Can Explain Many Unusual Features of Human Origins.- Chapter 7: Death in Literature.- Chapter 8: Last Moments: Witnessing and Representing the Death of Pets.- Chapter 9: The Evolution of American Perspectives Concerning Treatment of the Dead and the Role of Human Decomposition Facilities.