Chapter
Awe, Dread and Death
03:30 - 14:12 (10:41)
Humans experience awe and dread when they realize their mortality, which can be managed by embracing cultural worldviews that reduce death anxiety by giving life meaning and value.
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Confronting our own mortality is essential for personal fulfillment and societal progress, as death anxiety can contribute to human flaws.
03:30 - 05:59 (02:29)
Summary
Confronting our own mortality is essential for personal fulfillment and societal progress, as death anxiety can contribute to human flaws. This notion has been emphasized by existentialists throughout history.
ChapterAwe, Dread and Death
Episode#240 - Sheldon Solomon - Does The Fear Of Death Drive Everything We Do?
PodcastModern Wisdom
Our large forebrain gives humans the capacity to think abstractly and symbolically to the point that we can imagine things that don't yet exist, and then make them a reality, setting us apart from all other creatures.
05:59 - 07:26 (01:26)
Summary
Our large forebrain gives humans the capacity to think abstractly and symbolically to the point that we can imagine things that don't yet exist, and then make them a reality, setting us apart from all other creatures.
ChapterAwe, Dread and Death
Episode#240 - Sheldon Solomon - Does The Fear Of Death Drive Everything We Do?
PodcastModern Wisdom
Humans experience awe and dread as a result of realizing that they will eventually die.
07:26 - 14:12 (06:46)
Summary
Humans experience awe and dread as a result of realizing that they will eventually die. Therefore, humans embrace cultural worldviews that they share with their group to soothe this existential anxiety according to Becker's theories.