Escape from Evil
by Ernest Becker
Becker's posthumous sequel to The Denial of Death: how the fear of death drives us to heroism, scapegoating and evil. Dark and clarifying.
Read it if…
you read The Denial of Death and want the social consequences.
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Skip it if…
you have not read it.
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Three things you will actually use
- Evil is often the pursuit of heroism.
- Death anxiety fuels scapegoating.
- Know your immortality project.
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Read the chapter on the nature of social evil.
Our verdict
Becker on evil.
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