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by: Ernest Becker See Larger Image Used Price: $2.95 Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 128.5 EAN: 9780029021507 ISBN: 0029021502 Label: Free Pr Manufacturer: Free Pr Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: 1973-11 Publisher: Free Pr Sales Rank: 832169 Studio: Free Pr Related Items: Escape from Evil The Birth and Death of Meaning Man's Search for Meaning On Death and Dying (Scribner Classics) The Ernest Becker Reader see more Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - One of the Most Intriguing Books Ever Reading the reviews of this book are both humorous and intriguing. Among them there are widely varying explanations of what this book is about. I won't summarize my own view, for fear of inventing something new, but instead refer you to the back, inside flap and preface, which summarize the book neatly. I just wanted to say this is one of the most interesting and compelling books I have ever read. It's definitely on my top five list. Rating: - A Soul Centering Work This book gave me two lessons. First Becker masterfully shows us how and why our society is now driven by our fear of death. Second, he reaffirms the imperative of inter-disciplinary learning, even as hyper-specialization becomes more common. I first stumbled on this book as a young Psychology and Philosophy major in university; its intersection with my studies seemed beyond coincidence. I had just completed work on Kierkegaard, and I was personally reading up on Rollo May and Carl ... Read More Rating: - Interesting reading but... The man knew how to write and obviously was VERY good in his trade..You can easily follow his ideas and where he wants to go with them...I agree with most...but where I disagree is in his focus on religion...If you read the book with an open and critical mind you'll end up with the view that all his efforts to sell religion as the big cure for neurosis and all other human obsessions are very weak not to say nonsense..These efforts are not based on any evidence and are just another call to "faith". ... Read More Rating: - Short review While difficult at times, this book is profoundly meaningful. The basic premise that I have gotten out is that we deny death in order to live normal lives without being overcome with the anxieties of death. There is a lot of background reading that could be helpful (kierkergard, freud, and especially Otto Rank). But even for the laymen it is a book that will make you think about purpose, meaning, and life. Highly recommended for anybody searching for understanding about life and is not ... Read More Rating: - Insightful, brilliant, clearly written, easy to digest, hard to stop thinking about Ernest Becker was a great summarizer of others ideas. He takes an idea like "How can people be happy when they know they will die?", and then looks at the works of psychologists to find their opinion. The result of his effort is a masterpiece. Becker writes clearly, gives credit to others, and draws new conclusions by analyzing the insights of his reading. You can understand a majority of the ideas in one reading. But if you're like me, it will move you deeply. Stop and ponder: One day, ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Psychology & Counseling - Health, Mind & Body - Subjects - Books - General Psychology & Counseling - Health, Mind & Body - Subjects - Books - General AAS Philosophy - Nonfiction - Subjects - Books - Epistemology Philosophy - Nonfiction - Subjects - Books - General Philosophy - Nonfiction - Subjects - Books - General AAS