Evolutionary Perspectives on Death Hardback
Edited by Todd K. Shackelford, Virgil Zeigler-Hill
Part of the Evolutionary Psychology series
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The latest volume in this multidisciplinary series on key topics in evolutionary studies, Evolutionary Perspectives on Death provides an evolutionary analysis of mortality and the consideration of death.
Bringing together noted experts from a variety of fields, the books emanate from conferences held at Oakland University, and are dedicated to providing wide ranging and occasionally provocative views of human evolution.
The volume on death covers topics from biology, anthropology, psychology, sociology and philosophy, with contributors addressing how evolution informs the process of comprehending, grieving, depicting, celebrating, and accepting death. Among the topics covered:Evolutionary perspectives on the loss of a twinNonhuman primate responses to deathDeath in literatureWitnessing and representing the death of petsThe role of human decomposition facilities in shaping American perspectives on deathThis 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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- Pages:205 pages, 11 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 205 p. 12 illus., 11 illus
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:04/11/2019
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- ISBN:9783030254650
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:205 pages, 11 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 205 p. 12 illus., 11 illus
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:04/11/2019
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- ISBN:9783030254650