The Denial of Death

  • The Denial of Death
    The Denial of Death
    By Ernest Becker

    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.

  • The Denial of Death
    The Denial of Death
    By ERNEST. BECKER

    Ernest Becker tackles our relationship to mortality and searches for alternative ways to live.

  • The Denial of Death
    The Denial of Death
    By Ernest Becker

    '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, Guardian Winner of the Pulitzer...

  • The Denial of Death
    The Denial of Death
    By Ernest Becker

    Addresses the issue of mortality discussing how humans universally share a fear of death and examines the theories of leading thinkers on this subject including Freud, Rank, and Kierkegaard.

  • The Denial of Death
    The Denial of Death
    By Ernest Becker

    Becker presents a daring, convincing challenge to the classic Freudian school. In this inspiring and revolutionary answer to the 'why' of human existence, he sees the denial of death as...