Review: The Denial of Death
Avis d'utilisateur - David - GoodreadsBecker attributes just about everything to this denial - it can be a bit like Freud's take on sex, but he convinces you. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Denial of Death
Avis d'utilisateur - Bosh - GoodreadsA brilliant book, both as an introduction to psychoanalytical thinkers and as a recontextualization of Freud's theories that shifts the focus from the sexual to the existential. Unfortunately Becker's ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Denial of Death
Avis d'utilisateur - Tiemu - GoodreadsA book that will pull your mind into a spiral by reflecting how much of your existence is based on running away (denying) your inevitable death, and how you're already trying to cope with it by constructing a hero complex comprising smoke and mirrors. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Denial of Death
Avis d'utilisateur - Ben - GoodreadsReread for my thesis on existential anxiety and the politics of the American Social-conservative. Much better the second time with careful analysis and notetaking! Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Denial of Death
Avis d'utilisateur - Rodger Broome - GoodreadsI think Becker's existential foundations are on the spot. There is not doubt that human nature has a pervasive affinity to transcend its terrestrial limitations. The unfortunate uses of terms like ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Denial of Death
Avis d'utilisateur - Justin - GoodreadsI hesitate to describe any book as life-changing, but this book is. Eyes forward into the abyss, brothers and sisters: there are no answers. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Denial of Death
Avis d'utilisateur - Caroline Stewart - GoodreadsAdmittedly, philosophy is not my forte but I thought that the book could have been condensed. It was geared towards those with an already intimate knowledge of various philosophers, and yet at the ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Denial of Death
Avis d'utilisateur - Nativeabuse - GoodreadsMind Blowing. and awesome. I would recommend it to everyone I know in a heartbeat. This is by far the book that changed my life more than any other. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Denial of Death
Avis d'utilisateur - Mark Bennett - GoodreadsRead this in the year I began my chemotherapy treatments. The prognosis wasn't good. I got into a clinical trial and everything changed for the better. Had read Becker's "The Birth and Death of ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: The Denial of Death
Avis d'utilisateur - Vincent Scarsella - GoodreadsThis is simply the greatest book I have ever read and it has greatly influenced my life and understanding of human nature, especially what motivates human behavior, including my own. A must read for ... Consulter l'avis complet
