The Birth and Death of Meaning

An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Problem of Man; 2nd Edition

By: Ernest Becker

Narrated by: Chris Sorensen

The Birth and Death of Meaning uses the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, sociology, and psychiatry to explain what makes people act the way they do.

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Very interesting

Old book but still so deep. Who are we. Why? Goes deep into us. Narrator wasn't good but you get used to him. Def read

Legendary thinker paired with a goofy reader

What an odd experience. Becker’s final trilogy is essential for anyone trying to understand our place in the cosmos, what the human drama is all about. It is as serious as serious gets. And yet this narrator sounds like a robotic Jeff Goldblum who has a naughty thought at the end of every sentence.

Narrator ruins it

The narrator is good...for a comedy book. He speaks clearly but his tone is for a fun adventure book or a kids book. This book should be read by another narrator like the denial of death by the same author. I could not get past one hour

Great Book - Terrible Narration

Great content but the narrator made me want to rip out my hair and scream. I bought a paperback instead.

An introduction to his masterpiece

As always with Becker: 50% of the time I'm asking myself: what is this guy's talking about with all this psychoanalytical mumbo jumbo? and then the rest 50% of the time I just stand in awe and wish I could say it with precisely those words. A must read if you have any philosophical inklings, and of course this is an introduction to his masterpiece. And remember: this the conclusions of Becker's line of thought is true for any sentient being, any locus of consciousness, no matter how advanced or godlike. Therefore would hold even if the technological apotheosis of mankind forecasted by the trashumanist movement/cult comes to happen. It could be said that it is "a feature of creatureliness".
Narration leaves a lot to be desired, so much so that only a true curiosity about his work would give you the strength to endure the dissonance that will be aroused in your auditory cortex.