[Hac-announce] February 2019 Book Discussion: "The Denial of Death" by Ernest Becker

[kvngough at aol.com]

Our book for February is The Denial of Death by anthropologist Ernest Becker. The discussion will take place Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 2 pm in the library of the Unitarian Society of New Haven at 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden.   From Amazon:Winner of the Pulitzer Prizein 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, The Denial of Death isErnest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the "why" ofhuman existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school ofthought, Becker tackles the problem of the vital lie -- man's refusal toacknowledge his own mortality. In doing so, he sheds new light on the nature ofhumanity and issues a call to life and its living that still resonates morethan twenty years after its writing.

“It puts together what others have torn to pieces and rendered useless.It is one of those rare masterpieces that will stimulate your thoughts, yourintellectual curiosity, and last but not least, your soul...” – ElizabethKubler-Ross, author of On Death And Dying

Supplementary Reading: Denial: Self-Deception, False Beliefs, andthe Origins of the Human Mind by Ajit Varki & Danny BrowerLight snacks will be served.P.S. At our January meeting, there was discussion about the effect of integrated housing on civil rights and racial justice. In the paper on MLK Day was this excellent article on the subject: https://progressive.org/op-eds/lets-achieve-mlks-fair-housing-dream-laganza-190116/                            
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