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The Denial of Death

Paperback • 1997 • English

The Denial of Death

By Ernest Becker

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About the book

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Denial of Death explores how people and cultures around the world have reacted to the concept of death from celebrated cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker. 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 ac...Show more

Philosophy and Religion
Philosophy

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ISBN

9780684832401

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published year

1997

Language

English

Original title

The Denial of Death

Format

Paperback

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