Przypadkowość śmierci (wybrane aspekty)

• Authors: Maria Midura
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The fortuity can be defined both as an unpredictable case and a fate or destiny. This article will show that ambivalence of meaning on the example of phenomenon of death. The article contains three parts. The first one tells about the meaning of the fortuity of death in some archaic cultures. The next one refers to the case of the fortuity of death in medicine and its consequences. However, the last part brings up the way of presenting the fortuity of death in mass media and its influence on recipients.

Keywords

PL

fortuity; fortuity and natural death; study of religions; medicine; mass media; philosophy of death

EN

fortuity; fortuity and natural death; study of religions; medicine; mass media; philosophy of death

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
• Journal: Racjonalia. Z punktu widzenia humanistyki
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 3

Dates

published

2013

online

2013-11-30

Contributors

author

Maria Midura

Identifiers

DOI

10.15633/r.264