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The Denial of Death
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Last discussed Aug 17, 2026
A 1973 book by Ernest Becker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning work arguing that human civilization is largely a defense mechanism against awareness of mortality.
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Used for: Framework for thinking about life within the context of recognizing its finite nature; understanding how mortality drives human motivation.
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"I read a book in my 20s called The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker. He was a social psychologist, sociologist, who believed strongly that so much of what we do in our lives is driven by our awareness of our own mortality. And as I began to think ..."
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