The Denial of Death
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A 1973 non-fiction book by Ernest Becker, in which he argues that human civilization is ultimately an elaborate, symbolic defense mechanism against the knowledge of our own mortality. It won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1974.
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Ernest Becker's denial of death hypothesis
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Ernest Becker
Denial of Death
mortality
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"Ernest Becker was mentioned in the context of his 'denial of death hypothesis,' which is the central theme of this influential book. The speaker referred to this concept when discussing human motivation and the apprehension of death."
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