Better guilt than the terrible burden of freedom and responsibility.
Ernest Becker Quotes
When we understand that man is the only animal who must create meaning, who must open a wedge into neutral nature, we already understand the essence of love. Love is the problem of an animal who must find life, create a dialogue with nature in order to experience his own being.
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| Birth: | 27th September, 1924 |
| Death: | 6th March, 1974 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Anthropologist, Professor, Psychologist, Writer |
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Ernest Becker was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was an American cultural anthropologist, psychologist, professor, and writer. He is noted for his 1974 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Denial of Death. He graduated in cultural anthropology from Syracuse University. He completed his Ph.D. from Syracuse University in 1960. The first of his nine books, Zen: A Rational Critique was based on his doctoral dissertation. He served as a professor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Additionally, he worked on the second edition to The Birth and Death of Meaning, and wrote Escape from Evil.
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