The Denial of Death

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 05/08/1997
ISBN: 9780684832401
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d