The worm at the core : on the role of death in life /

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Author / Creator:Solomon, Sheldon.
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:New York : Random House, 2015.
Description:xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:Death -- Psychological aspects.
Fear of death.
Terror.
Death -- Psychological aspects.
Fear of death.
Terror.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10308550
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Other authors / contributors:Greenberg, Jeff, 1954-
Pyszczynski, Thomas A.
ISBN:9781400067473
1400067472
9780679604884 (ebook)
067960488X
Notes:Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: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.