It can be, but it's far from being the only defense people come up with. Almost anything will do in the right cultural context, but it's true that binary social organisation (see Levi-Strauss) lends itself to contentious relations unless judiciously tempered by, well - the other side of Yin and Yang
James Anglin Okay. I get it that humans have many different ways to ward off death anxiety. What I don’t get is how relevant the Levi Strauss opposition theory and Taoism is to terror management theory. Thanks anyways.
@@HealthyPlanet I agree for Levi Strauss but I think I see how Taoism might work: going with the flow does take some of the sting out of harsh realizations.
James Anglin Sure. I sure do wish for a more permanent and healthy feeling of flow than what it currently takes to deliberately be in the flow 😉 In the meantime, humor also helps ua-cam.com/video/qLsDFVcA9K0/v-deo.html
I'm addicted to Sheldon Solomon videos; what a great communicator.
How fortunate that the immortal Ernest Becker has the hugely talented Sheldon Solomon to carry on with and expand his work.
One question.
Is malignant narcissism a defense against death anxiety?
It can be, but it's far from being the only defense people come up with. Almost anything will do in the right cultural context, but it's true that binary social organisation (see Levi-Strauss) lends itself to contentious relations unless judiciously tempered by, well - the other side of Yin and Yang
James Anglin
Okay. I get it that humans have many different ways to ward off death anxiety.
What I don’t get is how relevant the Levi Strauss opposition theory and Taoism is to terror management theory.
Thanks anyways.
@@HealthyPlanet I agree for Levi Strauss but I think I see how Taoism might work: going with the flow does take some of the sting out of harsh realizations.
James Anglin
Sure. I sure do wish for a more permanent and healthy feeling of flow than what it currently takes to deliberately be in the flow 😉
In the meantime, humor also helps
ua-cam.com/video/qLsDFVcA9K0/v-deo.html