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Denial of Death
30 Oct 2021 02:15 - 16 Dec 2022 12:22
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Famous
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by Ernest Becker
Lots of praise for Rank, who I have never read. Also based a lot on
Norman O. Brown
Ch 1
Kind of dumb dismissal of Buddhism, but oh well.
Pretty clear argument for death being basic – because anxiety is. Avoiding death is one of the prime evolved goals (not his language) so duh.