Blogs about: Ernest Becker
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Self-esteem embodied
The need for self-esteem is quite clearly at the centre of Ernest Becker’s system, in which human beings must continually be assured of their value. Min’s piece “I is for Confidence… more →
decentered lens
Beckerian Interpretations
necromedium wrote 1 month ago: Both Brandon Vickerd’s and Susy Oliveira’s sculpture reflect upon the concept of technology as an ex … more →
Cultural hero systems: an excerpt from Ernest Becker's The Denial of Death
lauradani wrote 1 month ago: “The fact is that this is what society is and always has been: a symbolic action system, a str … more →
Concave Head (Have Everything and Die) by Susy Oliveira
necromedium wrote 1 month ago: Concave Head, Susy Oliveira’s exhibition at the 2009 CAFKA biennial, explores ideas of illusion. A p … more →
favorite books of the last three presidents
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Rick Dugan wrote 1 month ago: A series of rabbit trails while preparing a message on the rich, young ruler (Mark 10:17-31), led me … more →
Interactive Philosophy: What is the Meaning of Life?
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reb wrote 2 months ago: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Did God Create The Internet? Today on Intera … more →
Abortion is not Genocide
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thebentangle wrote 2 months ago: by Cheryl Maslow During the course of an extended blog discussion about a wide range of issues, incl … more →
Trying to pull myself out of hiding only to be met by vampires....
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Kristen Ferrell wrote 2 months ago: Things have been rough in the Ferrell house- so I’ve been hiding (something I do too well). I … more →
New Orientation, But Still Bent
thebentangle wrote 2 months ago: I originally intended this blog to serve as a forum for discussion of gay and lesbian (or more broad … more →
Are We Evolving?
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Pat Watt wrote 3 months ago: I’ve thought for some time that humans might be in the process of diverging into two species. … more →
Q #120: Who is Ernest Becker and what is his relevance to today’s business world?
Bob Morris wrote 6 months ago: In this series, Bob Morris poses a key question and then responds to it with material from one or mo … more →
Unhealthy Insurance
Jayme Johnson wrote 7 months ago: Perhaps the name for insurance, which covers you in case of sickness or disease should be changed fr … more →
Human love vs. God love
jakeybk wrote 8 months ago: “We feel diminished by [our loved ones'] human shortcomings. Our interiors feel empty or angui … more →
Making Space
1sojournal wrote 8 months ago: My last post here, was about my inner world, a space I have taken time to explore and develop. Tod … more →
"If you're reading this, I've died." Sent via my Deathswitch
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Josh Clark wrote 8 months ago: Did you know that there’s a service called Deathswitch, a posthumous messenger service that se … more →
Denial of Death - Freud
Colin wrote 10 months ago: In his book “Denial of Death”, Ernest Becker invests a lot of thought into analyzing and critiquing … more →
Schindler's List
eleanorbrietel wrote 11 months ago: SCHINDLER’S LIST: A FECAL MATTER Recently, when a visiting friend wanted to rent it, I saw Sch … more →
Denial of Death - Garments of Dust
Colin wrote 1 year ago: Ernest Becker apparently viewed the world through a lens that focused on the supreme relevance of de … more →
Denial of Death - Prologue
Colin wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been reading a book called The Denial of Death, by cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker, … more →
The Denial of Death | Ernest Becker
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Nate wrote 1 year ago: I am currently reading a book titled, The Denial of Death written by Ernest Becker. As I was readin … more →
