Birth and Death of Meaning
Books | Philosophy / Mind & Body
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Ernest Becker
Uses the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, sociology and psychiatry to explain what makes people act the way they do.
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Author
Ernest Becker
Pages
228
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2010-05-11
ISBN
1439118426 9781439118429
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"At the intersection of philosophy, psychology, anthropology, and sociology lies one fundamental question: What is the meaning of my life? This question has been examined and debated for most of human history and although we (humans in general) have not been able to come to an agreed upon answer, our understanding of this question informs the way we act individually and in society. This book attempts to synthesize everything we currently know about the mechanisms that we use to form meaning in our lives and why we do it. A dense and thorough read! "