The worm at the core : on the role of death in life
Demonstrates how an unconscious fear of death motivates nearly all human goals, behaviors, and cultures, examining the role of mortality awareness in prompting social unrest and war
xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781400067473, 1400067472
890310320
Managing the terror of death
The scheme of things
Self-esteem: the foundation of fortitude
Homo mortalis: from primate to human
Literal immortality
Symbolic immortality
The anatomy of human destructiveness
Body and soul: an uneasy alliance
Death near and far
Cracks in the shields
Living with death
Includes index