An Atheist Perspective on Self-Esteem and Meaning Making while under Death Awareness
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nature of death, death-awareness and meaning of life
death has been and is the most important problem of human being throughout the history. every man is innately in the pursuit of immortality, life and well-fare as they also hate destruction and annihilation. this problem as well as related views and analyses of the true nature of death, the elements of reducing the dread of death have all direct effect on meaningfulness of life. whether or not ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Secular Studies
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2589-2517,2589-2525
DOI: 10.1163/25892525-00102002