Videos are an excellent way to introduce others to Becker’s theories. There are several excellent introductory-level films, including Flight From Death, listed in this section.
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Understanding the Violence of Climate Change Denial ($35 3 DVDs) |
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Monday, 02 July 2012 12:28 |
The EBF’s Fall conference followed up on the ecology issues touched on in the previous year., specifically, how to understand the violence inherent in the attitudes and reactions of many climate change deniers. This DVD set is now available in our store and features talks from Janis Dickinson, Melissa Soenke (who deftly filled in for Sheldon Solomon), Trileigh Tucker and Richard Young, among others.
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Francis Ambrosio in Seattle May 1-4 ($35 3 DVDs) |
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Monday, 02 July 2012 12:24 |
With us for four days in May was Dr. Francis Ambrosio of Georgetown University, who supplemented the Becker lecture from his Teaching Company CD set with a string of three informative talks. Order this DVD set and be inspired by one of our champions from the east coast.
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Care of the Dying 2011 ($35 3 DVDs) |
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Friday, 16 March 2012 12:22 |
Our 2011 Summer Institute, titled "Finitude and the Faithful Care of the Dying" was a smashing success. Enjoy this 3 disc DVD set and the lectures of Sherwin Nuland, Herbert Anderson, Sheldon Solomon, Merlyn Mowrey and Philip Hansten.
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Tuesday, 27 September 2011 13:23 |
 Filmmaker and PhD candidate at Macquarie University, Sydney Australia, Alex Murawski created his 6-minute film, Frail to aid the development of Becker scholarship by formally merging it with the existing discipline of screen theory. The film depicts the different ways in which members of a family react to the death of a father and husband.
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Religion: The Quest for Ideal Heroism ($15 DVD set) |
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 13:00 |
A pioneering combination of a salon and a panel, sponsored and hosted by Martin Sawa in November 2008 brought Becker scholars Sam Keen, Daniel Liechty, David Loy and Joseph Scimecca together with Neil Elgee in Berkeley, California to discuss "Religion: The Quest for Ideal Heroism." A DVD set of both the preceding salon and the public panel held on the campus that evening are now available. Copies can be purchased from the EBF for $15, plus shipping. View a trailer here.
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How We Develop Our Self-Concept ($20 DVD) |
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Monday, 06 July 2009 15:46 |
 Becker wrote three masterpieces in the last three years of his short life. In the middle chapters of The Birth and Death of Meaning (1971), he explains the why and how of self esteem, the "dominant motive of humankind." In this, the first of the two high school lectures, Sheldon Solomon captures in his irresistible style the essence of these basic building blocks for understanding the mature Becker in his subsequent books Denial of Death and Escape From Evil. (Part one of a two DVD collection)
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Flight From Death ($20 DVD) |
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Monday, 06 July 2009 15:46 |
 This 86-minute documentary, narrated by Gabriel Byrne, vividly illustrates the cultural aspects of Becker's work. Interspersing quotes from Becker scholars in the fields of literary and cultural criticism, philosophy, religion, existential psychiatry and psycho-history, it tells the Becker story with pictures, stories and music. It substantiates our unconscious motivation in reacting to terror. View this video and understand the Terror Management experiments. (A $35 Flight From Death & Ernest Becker Reader combo is available below.)
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How We Develop Our Self-Concept & The Importance of Self-Esteem ($35 Two DVDs) |
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Monday, 06 July 2009 15:46 |
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Becker wrote three masterpieces in the last three years of his short life. In the middle chapters of The Birth and Death of Meaning (1971), he explains the why and how of self esteem, the "dominant motive of humankind." In these two high school lectures Sheldon Solomon captures in his irresistible style the essence of these basic building blocks for understanding the mature Becker in his subsequent books Denial of Death and Escape From Evil.
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Teach These Souls to Fly: ($15 DVD) |
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Monday, 06 July 2009 15:46 |
The Psychological Underpinnings of Supernatural Beliefs
Fantasy of flight is a universal human experience. Is there something psychologically significant that underlies this, and all humankind's lofty aspirations? Sheldon Solomon asks this in a UW talk. In considering this he challenges those who cavalierly assert that religion is just an epiphenomenon to be thrown out. He also advances preliminary evidence that flight imagery can be therapeutic for sufferers of PTSD. A handout is included with the DVD.
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The Importance of Self-Esteem ($20 DVD) |
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Monday, 06 July 2009 15:46 |
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Becker wrote three masterpieces in the last three years of his short life. In the middle chapters of The Birth and Death of Meaning (1971), he explains the why and how of self esteem, the "dominant motive of humankind." In this, the second of the two high school lectures, Sheldon Solomon captures in his irresistible style the essence of these basic building blocks for understanding the mature Becker in his subsequent books Denial of Death and Escape From Evil. (Part two of a two DVD collection)
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