Publisher | Free Press |
ISBN 13 | 9780029024508 |
ISBN 10 | 29024501 |
Book Description | From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Denial of Death, a penetrating and insightful perspective on the source of evil in our world.“A profound, nourishing book…absolutely essential to the understanding of our troubled times.” —Anais Nin“An urgent essay that bears all the marks of a final philosophical raging against the dying of the light.” —Newsweek“Brilliant and challenging…adds another bit of reason to balance destruction…It is, in the best sense of the words, both scientific and philosophical…of the highest importance.” —Los Angeles Times |
About the Author | 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. |
Language | English |
Author | Ernest Becker |
Publication Date | 19850301 |
Number of Pages | 188 |
Escape from Evil