Description
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Denial of Death, a penetrating and insightful perspective on the source of evil in our world.
"A profound, nourishing book...absolutely essential to the understanding of our troubled times." -Anais Nin
"An urgent essay that bears all the marks of a final philosophical raging against the dying of the light." -Newsweek
"Brilliant and challenging...adds another bit of reason to balance destruction...It is, in the best sense of the words, both scientific and philosophical...of the highest importance." -Los Angeles Times
About the Author
After receiving a PhD in cultural anthropology from Syracuse University, Dr. Ernest Becker (1924-1974) taught at the University of California at Berkeley, San Francisco State College, and Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is survived by his wife, Marie, and a foundation that bears his name-The Ernest Becker Foundation.
Book Information
ISBN 9780029024508
Author Ernest Becker
Format Paperback
Page Count 188
Imprint The Free Press
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Weight(grams) 209g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 18mm
"A profound, nourishing book...absolutely essential to the understanding of our troubled times." -Anais Nin
"An urgent essay that bears all the marks of a final philosophical raging against the dying of the light." -Newsweek
"Brilliant and challenging...adds another bit of reason to balance destruction...It is, in the best sense of the words, both scientific and philosophical...of the highest importance." -Los Angeles Times
About the Author
After receiving a PhD in cultural anthropology from Syracuse University, Dr. Ernest Becker (1924-1974) taught at the University of California at Berkeley, San Francisco State College, and Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is survived by his wife, Marie, and a foundation that bears his name-The Ernest Becker Foundation.
Book Information
ISBN 9780029024508
Author Ernest Becker
Format Paperback
Page Count 188
Imprint The Free Press
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Weight(grams) 209g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 18mm
