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Society itself is a codified hero system, which means that society everywhere is a living myth of the significance of human life, a defiant creation of meaning. Every society thus is a “religion” whether it thinks so or not: Soviet “religion” and Maoist “religion” are as truly religious as are scientific and consumer “religion,” no matter how much they may try to disguise themselves by omitting religious and spiritual ideas from their lives.
The Denial of Death
Ernest Becker
Marx is the prophet, Marcuse is his interpreter, and Mao is the sword.
Explaining Postmodernism
Stephen R. C. Hicks
Those who have subdued their ego understand that it doesn’t degrade you when others treat you poorly; it degrades them.
Ego Is the Enemy
Ryan Holiday
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