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The Birth and Death of Meaning

The Birth and Death of Meaning uses the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, sociology, and psychiatry to explain what makes people act the way they do.


Author:

  • Ernest Becker

Narrator:

  • Chris Sorensen

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 8 h 36 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Society and Social Sciences
  • Philosophy

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    Ernest Becker

    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.

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