What Is Death? : A Scientist Looks at the Cycle of Life

What is death? Why are we born only to die? Does death have meaning? What happens to our selvesÓ after we die? Here, biologist Volk considers these questions & offers alternatives to many traditional religious explanations. Embarks on a personal exploration of the meaning of death & its implications about the meaning of life. The answers that he discovers are surprising, diverse, & life-affirming. Volk examines the phenomenon of death from organic, personal, & social points of view. He sheds light upon the life spans of creatures & the role of cell death in bodily health; contemplates the links among the personal confrontation with death, our brain, & consciousness; & probes the customs & rituals that surround death in various cultures.Volk, Tyler is the author of 'What Is Death? : A Scientist Looks at the Cycle of Life', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422355619 and ISBN 1422355616.