Life: A Study in Words

by Rick Welch

What is life? is a query that never dies... Most modern-day approaches to this enduring question attempt to define what life is, from the standpoint of science, philosophy, religion, medicine, etc. In this book, the conception of life in Western culture is explored through a host of words that has come down to us from antiquity. The author presents a flowing linguistic view of life from the distant past. The etymologic heritage is traced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034331010
• ISBN13: 9783034331012
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P
• Length: 208 Pages