S6E6 - The Terror (Terror Management Theory)

Cult or Just Weird

English - May 07, 2024 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 83 ratings
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Man cannot endure his own littleness unless he can translate it into meaningfulness on the largest possible level.
- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

Chris and Kayla talk about a theory that underpins everything we'll cover this season.

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*Search Categories*

Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience

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*Topic Spoiler*

Terror Management Theory

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*Further Reading*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_management_theory#cite_note-GPS-1

https://www.ernestbecker.org/book-film-reviews/worm-at-the-core?rq=terror%20management%20theory

https://scholar.utc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1340&context=mps

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Becker

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