Beautiful tribute to your late husband Robb who lived and died with boots on! Thank you for sharing his writing, Monica. Thank you also for bringing attention to CPJ's comments. Both reminded me of Ernest Becker's Pulitzer prize winning book The Denial of Death. Becker's book helps to explain why people will cling to and defend a system …
Beautiful tribute to your late husband Robb who lived and died with boots on! Thank you for sharing his writing, Monica. Thank you also for bringing attention to CPJ's comments. Both reminded me of Ernest Becker's Pulitzer prize winning book The Denial of Death. Becker's book helps to explain why people will cling to and defend a system that reduces death anxiety even when the cost is a full, boots on experience of life. For anyone interested, Glenn Hughes wrote a paper that captures the spirit of Ernest Becker's argument. It can be found here:
Beautiful tribute to your late husband Robb who lived and died with boots on! Thank you for sharing his writing, Monica. Thank you also for bringing attention to CPJ's comments. Both reminded me of Ernest Becker's Pulitzer prize winning book The Denial of Death. Becker's book helps to explain why people will cling to and defend a system that reduces death anxiety even when the cost is a full, boots on experience of life. For anyone interested, Glenn Hughes wrote a paper that captures the spirit of Ernest Becker's argument. It can be found here:
https://ernestbecker.org/becker-in-the-press-test-2/
Thank you so much for that link! I can see that it's one I'll need to sit down with, with a good cuppa. I look forward to reading it very soon. <3