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Ernest Becker - The Denial of Death

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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

I deny, therefore I exist

Date of Review:  Jan 11, 2006
The Bottom Line: An understanding of Becker's work will bring poignant and difficult, but hopefully positive, insights.
Review: The terror of mortality and the avoidance of this reality is an unconscious and, until recently, largely unexamined element of human psychology and cultural meaning. This knowledge does not necessarily correspond to a belief in personal oblivion;...
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life changing Pulitzer Prize winner. A True Masterpiece

Date of Review:  Dec 19, 2003
The Bottom Line: This is the best philosophy/psychology book I've ever read. It changed my entire thought process. I recommend it to anyone who wants to look at their lives more deeply.
Review: "The Denial of Death," which won the Pulitzer prize in 1974 was written as the author, Ernest Becker, was dying of cancer. This specter is in the background of every word he writes here, and I think, forces the author to confront death with an...
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