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The living end : the future of death, aging and immortality / Guy Brown

Author
Brown, Guy C.
Published
London ; New York : Macmillan, 2008.
Physical Description
vi, 278 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

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Contents
1. Beginnings and endings -- Interlude 1 : A brief history of death and damnation -- 2. The changing face of death -- Interlude 2 : The meaning of death -- 3. Kicking the bucket -- Interlude 3 : The search for immortality -- 4. Death is falling apart -- Interlude 4 : The immortals of Luggnagg -- 5. Losing your marbles -- Interlude 5 : The mortal soul -- 6. Digital self -- Interlude 6 : The fear of death -- 7. Cellular death -- Interlude 7 : When do we become old? -- 8. Aging -- Interlude 8 : Should death be resisted? -- 9. Immortality -- Postscript : And how should we die? -- References -- Index.
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ISBN
0230517579 (hbk.)
9780230517578 (hbk.)
Note
AUTH: UNIV. OF CAMBRIDGE. EXAMINES SHIFTS IN THE CAUSES & CHARACTER OF MODERN DEATH.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-269) and index.
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