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During this period of reflection, many existential philosophers began considering life-and-death issues. One in particular was Herman Feifel, an American psychologist who is considered the pioneer of the modern death movement. [2] Feifel broke the taboo on discussions of death and dying with the publication of his book The Meaning of Death. [5]
In the 1960s pioneering professionals like that of Herman Feifel (1959), Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1969), and Cicely Saunders (1967) encouraged behavioral scientists, clinicians, and humanists to pay attention and to study death-related topics. This initiated the death-awareness movement and began the widespread study of death-related behavior ...
The APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research (until 2003 known as the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge) is a scientific award presented by the American Psychological Association "to a psychologist whose research has led to important discoveries or developments in the field of applied psychology."
Walter Arnold Kaufmann (July 1, 1921 – September 4, 1980) was a German-American philosopher, translator, and poet.A prolific author, he wrote extensively on a broad range of subjects, such as authenticity and death, moral philosophy and existentialism, theism and atheism, Christianity and Judaism, as well as philosophy and literature.
The American Way of Death is an exposé of abuses in the funeral home industry in the United States, written by Jessica Mitford and published in 1963. An updated revision, The American Way of Death Revisited, largely completed by Mitford just before her death in 1996, appeared in 1998.
Herman T. Tavani is an American academic, scholar in information and computer ethics, [1] and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Rivier University, where he served as Chair of the Philosophy Department and Director of the Liberal Studies Program.
This article only cites her obituary for the claim "Kübler-Ross was the driving force behind the movement for doctors and nurses alike to "treat the dying with dignity"." This sounds like she did it singlehandedly, completely ignoring C. Knight Aldrich, Herman Feifel, Barney Glaser, Richard Kalish, Robert Kastenbaum, David Sudnow and Avery ...
The Crown (Kronwerk) section of the organ, where wind supply was allegedly rather poor The organ console; notice the stop knobs made of ivory The carillon bells for the pedal, mounted on the arch above the console