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Der Wurm in unserem Herzen: Wie das Wissen um die Sterblichkeit unser Leben beeinflusst
by Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, Sheldon Solomon
This is such a damn good book. The authors pick up where Earnest Becker left off with his phenomenal book The Denial of Death. The authors wanted to see if they could set up experiments to prove Earnest Becker right by showing how just about everything we do in life is based on our fear of death. Throughout the book, the authors discuss some fantastic experiments they’ve done and show how a person’s perspectives and actions change based on whether or not they’ve been reminded of death. It’s actually kind of scary when we get to the ingroup vs. outgroup topics.
My only criticism of this book is that there are times where they discuss a human behavior but don’t really connect the dots and explain what it has to do with our fear of death. It’s rare that happens in the book, but I noticed it a few times. You’re just kind of expected to believe them whereas other topics have studies to back them up.
Overall, fantastic book, and you should definitely read it.
My only criticism of this book is that there are times where they discuss a human behavior but don’t really connect the dots and explain what it has to do with our fear of death. It’s rare that happens in the book, but I noticed it a few times. You’re just kind of expected to believe them whereas other topics have studies to back them up.
Overall, fantastic book, and you should definitely read it.