Sheldon Solomon joins us to discuss why death denial is so pervasive, the Hobbesian imperative in global politics, Heidegger and much, much more.
In this conversation we discuss why death denial is so pervasive, evidence underpinning TMT, death and the Hobbesian imperative in global politics, hope without optimism, Epicurus, Heidegger and much, much more.
Solomon's institutional profile at Skidmore College can be .Ìý
We discussed:
- In the book: K. Zywert & Stephen Quilley (eds.), Health in the Anthropocene: Living Well on a Finite Planet (University of Toronto Press, 2020).
- (with Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski) (Penguin/Random House, 2015).
- Ernest Becker, (Free Press/Macmillan, 1973).
- 2003 documentary.