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Overall this is outdated psychobabble, of historical interest as another example of James Thurber's adage that "you can fool too many of the people too much of the time." [It won a Pulitzer!]
The author could have said he was producing philosophical musings or bad literature or random religious thoughts or whatever, but he didn't. Instead he was suffering from the delusion that he was doing science: Analyze that!
Not everything has to be science, but Becker repeats incessantly that this stuff is "scientific." It is not. It is closer to medieval scholasticism, i.e. opinionated commentary on received texts. In science, you state a hypothesis and you test it. Moreover, if you are recommending a method of treatment for human illness, then you provide some evidence for the benefit of your proposed therapy. But there's no experimental or even observational evidence anywhere in this book.
Better books on living a life of meaning in an absurd universe:
The Myth of Sisyphus/The Outsider/The Plague/The Rebel
Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell Summary Study Guide
Warrior of the LightThe Power of Myth
Managing Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide
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The author could have said he was producing philosophical musings or bad literature or random religious thoughts or whatever, but he didn't. Instead he was suffering from the delusion that he was doing science: Analyze that!
Not everything has to be science, but Becker repeats incessantly that this stuff is "scientific." It is not. It is closer to medieval scholasticism, i.e. opinionated commentary on received texts. In science, you state a hypothesis and you test it. Moreover, if you are recommending a method of treatment for human illness, then you provide some evidence for the benefit of your proposed therapy. But there's no experimental or even observational evidence anywhere in this book.
Better books on living a life of meaning in an absurd universe:
The Myth of Sisyphus/The Outsider/The Plague/The Rebel
Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell Summary Study Guide
Warrior of the LightThe Power of Myth
Managing Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide
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