| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 285 pages). |
| Series |
VIBS, 0929-8436 ; v. 208. Lived values, valued lives |
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Value inquiry book series ; v. 208.
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Value inquiry book series. Lived values, valued lives.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-279) and index. |
| Contents |
Grief and anger -- "She's no longer suffering" -- "She had a good life" -- Types of grief and comfort strategies -- The annihilation consolation -- Death as a deprivation -- Would immortality be good? -- Life as a work of art -- Death's impact on survivors -- Is constant change consoling? -- Is present existence better than past existence? -- Grief and death's inevitability -- The cycle of life and the importance of emotions -- Benefits and harms of grief -- Grief as a way of knowing -- Conclusion. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Have you lost a loved one? The loss can be inestimable, the grief excruciating. What helped you? Did someone say something comforting? Did someone offer a consolation, which you resented? |
| Subject |
Consolation.
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Grief.
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Psychology.
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SELF-HELP -- Death, Grief, Bereavement.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Death, Grief, Bereavement.
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Consolation. (OCoLC)fst00875652
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Grief. (OCoLC)fst00947883
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| Added Title |
Dialog on grief and consolation |
| Other Form: |
Print version: O'Connell, Terence Lawlor. Dialogue on grief and consolation. Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2009 9789042026278 9042026278 (OCoLC)427322373 |
| ISBN |
9781441625540 (electronic bk.) |
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1441625542 (electronic bk.) |
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