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The Denial of Death

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Winner of the Pulitzer prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the "why" of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, Becker tackles the problem of the vital lie — man's refusal to acknowledge his own mortality. In doing so, he sheds new light on the nature of humanity and issues a call to life and its living that still resonates more than twenty years after its writing.

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"It puts together what others have torn to pieces and rendered useless. It is one of those rare masterpieces that will stimulate your thoughts, your intellectual curiosity, and last but not least, your soul." Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D., author of On Death And Dying

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"It is hard to overestimate the importance of this book; Becker succeeds brilliantly in what he sets out to do, and the effort was necessary." Chicago Sun-Times

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After receiving a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Syracuse University, Dr. Ernest Becker (1924-1974) taught at the University of California at Berkeley, San Francisco State College, and Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is survived by his wife, Marie, and a foundation that bears his name — The Ernest Becker Foundation.

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abdolhosseinabdollahi, April 28, 2007 (view all comments by abdolhosseinabdollahi)
This is a very useful book whose ideas have been experimentalized by a group of top-notch social psychologists, that is, Tom Pyszczynski, Jeff Greenberg, and Sheldon Solomon.
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ISBN:
9780684832401
Author:
Becker, Ernest
Publisher:
Free Press
Foreword by:
Goleman, Daniel P.
Foreword:
Goleman, Daniel P.
Author:
Becker, Ernest
Author:
Goleman, Daniel P.
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Psychology
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Death, Grief, Bereavement
Subject:
Heroes
Subject:
Humanism
Subject:
Death / Grief / Consolation
Subject:
Myth
Subject:
Death & Dying
Subject:
Heroes -- Psychology.
Subject:
Movements - Humanism
Subject:
General Psychology & Psychiatry
Subject:
General Philosophy
Subject:
General Philosophy
Subject:
Death -- Psychological aspects.
Subject:
Sociology - General
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
47
Publication Date:
January 1973
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
8.44 x 5.5 in 10.08 oz

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