I die, therefore i am: The pursuit of meaning in the light of death

The Experience of Meaning in Life: Classical Perspectives, Emerging Themes, and Controversies

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 31-45

  Cozzolino, Philip J ^a   Blackie, Laura E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6527-6_3     Document Type: Chapter

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