079146945X.State.University.of.New.York.Press.The.Evolution.of.Death.Why.We.Are.Living.Longer.Oct.2006.pdf

the evolution of death

why we are living longer

stanley shostak

THE EVOLUTION OF DEATH

SUNY Series in Philosophy and Biology

David Edward Shaner, editor

the evolution of death

why we are living longer

stanley shostak

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Shostak, Stanley.

The evolution of death : why we are living longer / Stanley Shostak.

p. ; cm. — (SUNY series in philosophy and biology)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6945-3 (hardcover : alk. paper)

ISBN-10: 0-7914-6945-X (hardcover : alk. paper)

ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6946-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)

ISBN-10: 0-7914-6946-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Death. 2. Aging. 3.

Life expectancy.

[DNLM: 1. Death. 2. Aging. 3. Evolution. 4. Life

Expectancy—trends. WT 116 S559e 2006] I. Title. II. Series.

QP87.S43 2006

613.2—dc22

2005037275

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