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Self-preservation may also be interpreted figuratively, in regard to the coping mechanisms one needs to prevent emotional trauma from distorting the mind (see Defence mechanisms). Even the most simple of living organisms (for example, the single-celled bacteria) are typically under intense selective pressure to evolve a response that would help ...
Preservation Island, Tasmania, Australia Preservation Islets, group of small granite islands northwest of Preservation Island; Food preservation, preserving food for later use Preservative, chemicals used to hinder deterioration of food, wood, etc. Self-preservation, behavior that ensures the survival of an organism
Rousseau maintained in Emile that amour de soi is the source of human passion as well as the origin and the principle of all the other desires. [1] [2] It is associated with the notion of "self-preservation" as a natural sentiment that drives every animal to watch over its own survival. [1]
The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to the written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the ends to the means.
(The Self Preservation Society)" were written by Don Black. "Getta Bloomin' Move On! (The Self Preservation Society)" was the closing theme of the film and was performed by members of the cast; the lyrics feature Cockney rhyming slang. [4] Many incidental themes are based on English patriotic songs, such as "Rule, Britannia!
"Physiologists should think twice before positioning the drive for self preservation as the cardinal drive of an organic being. Above all, a living thing wants to discharge its strength - life itself is will to power- self preservation is only one of the indirect and most infrequent consequences of this." [34]
Self-preservation, behavior that ensures the survival of an organism; Survival Instinct (Star Trek: Voyager), the second episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager; The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, a 2013 video game
The preservation of the mummy for at least five centuries was possible due to the aridity of the area and cold weather. [ 4 ] According to Paul Williams, the sokushinbutsu ascetic practices of Shugendō were likely inspired by Kūkai , the founder of Shingon Buddhism , [ 6 ] who ended his life by reducing and then stopping intake of food and ...