The Denial of Death
$50.91
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
6 August 1997
Summary
Confronting Mortality: The Denial of Death
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1974, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker’s impassioned and insightful exploration into the core of human existence. Challenging Freudian perspectives, Becker delves into humanity’s inherent “vital lie” – our denial of mortality. He illuminates the human condition and offers a compelling call to embrace life, a message that remains powerful and relevant decades later.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780684832401 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0684832402 |
| Author: | Ernest Becker |
| Publisher: | Free Press |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 6 August 1997 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 142mm x 214mm |
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The Chicago Sun-TimesIt is hard to overestimate the importance of this book; Becker succeeds brilliantly in what he sets out to do, and the effort was necessary.
The Chicago Sun-Times 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. Albuquerque Journal Book Review …to read it is to know the delight inherent in the unfolding of a mind grasping at new possibilities and forming a new synthesis. The Denial of Death is a great book – one of the few great books of the 20th or any other century. New York Times Book Review …a brave work of electrifying intelligence and passion, optimistic and revolutionary, destined to endure… Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D. Author of On Death And Dying 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…
About The Author
Ernest Becker
Dr. Ernest Becker (1924-1974) received a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Syracuse University. He taught at the University of California at Berkeley, San Francisco State College, and Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is survived by his wife, Marie.
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