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The real world is simply too terrible to admit; it tells man that he is a small, trembling animal who will decay and die." “The defenses that form a person’s character support a grand illusion, and when we grasp this we can understand the full drivenness of man. He is driven away from himself, from self-knowledge, self-reflection. He is driven toward things that support the lie of his character.” Words of
Ernest Becker, here summarizing Gestalt therapy and his own existential perspectives in
Growing Up Rugged.
posted by semmi
on Oct 4, 2005 -
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