The Death of a Psychologist

Ernest Becker was an academic outcast. In 1960, he got his PhD in anthropology. His research compared the unlikely and unconventional practices of Zen Buddhism and psychoanalysis. He would dress up as King Lear and do mock sword fights in class. The other faculty loathe him.

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