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Birth and Death of Meaning

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About The Book

Uses the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, sociology and psychiatry to explain what makes people act the way they do.

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.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Free Press (May 11, 2010)
  • Length: 228 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781439118429

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