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- From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Denial of Death, a penetrating and insightful perspective on the source of evil in our world.
- 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.
- 188 Pages
- Philosophy, Movements
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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 TimesAbout 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.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 188
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: Movements
Publisher: Free Press
Theme: Humanism
Format: Paperback
Author: Ernest Becker
Language: English
Street Date: March 1, 1985
TCIN: 77246728
UPC: 9780029024508
Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-5516
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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