"The body is merely something to be overcome." This is the line from your essay that reminded me of the book The Denial of Death, by Ernest Becker. Damn good book and much of its analysis overlaps with yours. Just absolutely no-nonsense stuff happening here. "The straight dope" as the kids used to say.
"The body is merely something to be overcome." This is the line from your essay that reminded me of the book The Denial of Death, by Ernest Becker. Damn good book and much of its analysis overlaps with yours. Just absolutely no-nonsense stuff happening here. "The straight dope" as the kids used to say.