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... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > death in culture > death rituals and ceremonies > immortality
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > death in culture > death rituals and ceremonies > immortality
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > death in culture > death rituals and ceremonies > immortality
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > death in culture > death rituals and ceremonies > immortality

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immortality  

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  • Humankind's mortality and death generate reflections on immortality as a solution to the problem of death. In the following text, immortality will be analyzed in different types, the problem of immortality and personal identity/personhood will be explored, and arguments surrounding the value of immortality will be presented. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Immortality]

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