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Episode #163 ... The Creation of Meaning - Escape From Evil

2022/3/2
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通过《哲学这件事》播客,深入探讨各种哲学主题,吸引广泛听众。
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本期节目继续探讨了欧内斯特·贝克尔的著作。贝克尔认为,宗教和文化都是为了帮助人们克服对死亡的恐惧而设计的机制。人们通过创造“不死计划”和寻找“移情对象”来逃避死亡的恐惧,而这些“移情对象”可以是领导者、事业、恋人等。当他人的观点挑战了我们对自身认同的认知时,我们会感到生存受到威胁,并可能做出邪恶的行为。贝克尔认为,人们的邪恶行为并非天生,而是源于对死亡的恐惧和对自身认同的维护。他认为,对死亡的深入思考可能带来超越,让人们将自身与宇宙联系起来,获得更深刻的意义。他还探讨了卡缪的“反抗”概念,认为在面对荒诞的宇宙时,要保持自由和独立。最后,他总结道,对死亡的思考本身就具有价值,它可以帮助我们认识到生命的有限性和重要性,并做出有意义的选择。

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Ernest Becker discusses how both religion and culture serve as elaborate mechanisms to help people cope with the constant state of terror that comes with conscious awareness of death.

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Today we continue talking about the work of Ernest Becker.

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