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“The Denial of Death,” by Ernest Becker
How the fact of death powers the human drive to life
During our childhood, gradually through observation then perhaps all at once through our parents’ telling, we all come to learn that our life will not last forever. We become aware of death. Oftentimes, when we face death in our adult … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged 20th Century, Death, Denial of Death, Ernest Becker, Existentialism, Heroics, Kierkegaard, Life, Meaning, Psychology, Sigmund Freud
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