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Soheil1 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Individual

Hi.What does 'individual' mean in:
Death as an event is the termination of individual behavior.?

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Hello Soheil. Johanne Fabian is discussing the anthropological studies of death, and pointing out: 1. That anthropology is concerned with human behaviour.

— Thomas Tompion

  • Hello Soheil.
  • Johanne Fabian is discussing the anthropological studies of death, and pointing out: 1.
  • That anthropology is concerned with human behaviour.
  • 2.
  • That human behaviour, at the individual level, ends on the death of the individual.
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Hello Soheil.

Johanne Fabian is discussing the anthropological studies of death, and pointing out: 1. That anthropology is concerned with human behaviour. 2. That human behaviour, at the individual level, ends on the death of the individual. It follows then that the anthropological study of death can be concerned only with people's reactions to the deaths of others.

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Since 'human behavior' is just the expression of their 'will', then wouldn't a less wordy way to put this be, 'The end of will is Death'.
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Anonymous Since 'human behavior' is just the expression of their 'will', then wouldn't a less wordy way to put this be, 'The end of will is Death'.
I think many people would argue that one might have a wish, a will, to do something, but not be able to do it. This could be true of someone suffering from paralysis, for instance. So I wouldn't be happy with thi
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