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1406821The Denial of Deathhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-denial-of-death-3/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1136994/c78459ab-fcff-4b2d-b939-cb3650dad879.jpg?v=638337455838330000226257MXNProfileInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>It made me rethink the roots of our deepest fears and insecurities, and why we often disappoint ourselves in how we manifest them Bill Clinton, <em>Guardian</em></strong></p><p>Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and the culmination of a lifes work, <em>The Denial of Death</em> is Ernest Beckers 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 - mans refusal to acknowledge his own mortality.</p><p>The book argues that human civilisation is a defence against the knowledge that we are mortal beings. Becker states that humans live in both the physical world and a symbolic world of meaning, which is where our immortality project resides. We create in order to become immortal - to become part of something we believe will last forever. In this way we hope to give our lives meaning.</p><p>In <em>The Denial of Death</em>, Becker sheds new light on the nature of humanity and issues a call to life and its living that still resonates decades after it was written.</p>...1394124The Denial of Death226257https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-denial-of-death-3/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1136994/c78459ab-fcff-4b2d-b939-cb3650dad879.jpg?v=638337455838330000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20119780285640078_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_<p><strong>It made me rethink the roots of our deepest fears and insecurities, and why we often disappoint ourselves in how we manifest them Bill Clinton, <em>Guardian</em></strong></p><p>Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and the culmination of a lifes work, <em>The Denial of Death</em> is Ernest Beckers 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 - mans refusal to acknowledge his own mortality.</p><p>The book argues that human civilisation is a defence against the knowledge that we are mortal beings. Becker states that humans live in both the physical world and a symbolic world of meaning, which is where our immortality project resides. We create in order to become immortal - to become part of something we believe will last forever. In this way we hope to give our lives meaning.</p><p>In <em>The Denial of Death</em>, Becker sheds new light on the nature of humanity and issues a call to life and its living that still resonates decades after it was written.</p>...9780285640078_Profilelibro_electonico_e15aeebb-d381-369b-b9ea-f3040c91fa69_9780285640078;9780285640078_9780285640078Ernest BeckerInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/profilebooks-epub-7f9f3932-2a40-431a-b9a9-a03849cb47c5.epub2011-03-01T00:00:00+00:00Profile