Daniel Liechty
Biographic Data
| ID | 990356 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel Liechty |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Liechty |
| SIGNATURE | LIECHTY D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Illinois State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4535-2013 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Expanded Transference
The death anxiety thesis is widely considered to be Ernest Becker’s primary contribution to social theory and is associated with his most widely read book, The Denial of Death (1973). This essay suggests Becker is understood in a more sophisticated and nuanced way when his death anxiety thesis is situated in the context of his earlier work in the humanities and social sciences. The death anxiety thesis itself is one component of a much broader th…
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 48, No. 3
The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the pace of the digital transition process in which we have been immersed.In a context of generalized lockdown, our organizations have been forced to go digital and many of the activities social workers perform must now be done remotely.As a result, e-social work, or digital social work, has gone from being an emerging specialization to a critical specialty across organizations and activities.In this article, we …
Ernest Becker’s Dark Turn (1971-1973)
The “dark turn” evident in Ernest Becker’s final two major works ( The Denial of Death and Escape From Evil) is described and explained in terms of its content and possible sources in the author’s work and life from 1971 to 1973. Becker’s mature philosophical anthropology, anthropodicy, and theory of evil are discussed, related to, and contrasted with his previous work and considered in the context of his life experiences, including his terminal …
Technology, Consciousness, and the Transitional Symbolic Self
A growing body of literature is focused on hypertechnology in curriculum and culture. This article contributes to that literature. Taking the perspective of social work education that human reality emerges from the interaction of biological, psychological, and socio-cultural forces, the reader is invited to consider the possibility that in this generation of students we may be experiencing an historic shift in consciousness and a genuine intellec…
Thinking about Peace, Conflict, and War
This special issue had humble beginnings. As a matter of fact, odds were stacked against it, especially given that the original plan for this topic was for a panel discussion based on submitted work to the 2009 Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) Conference. However, not one abstract was received for this topic. I found this quite curious and alarming since at that time this country was engaged in two wars, there was continuous media …
Religion and the Critical Mind
The Biology of Religious Behavior
The Biology of Religious Behavior: The Evolutionary Origins of Faith and Religion , edited by Jay R. Feierman, Praeger/ABC-CLIO: Santa Barbara, CA, 2009, xix + 301pp. ISBN 978 0 313 36430 3, US$49
Book
Touching Mortality, Touching Strength
The Schwenkfelders in Silesia Horst Weigelt Pennsburg, PA
Ernest Becker’s Dark Turn (1971-1973)
The “dark turn” evident in Ernest Becker’s final two major works ( The Denial of Death and Escape From Evil) is described and explained in terms of its content and possible sources in the author’s work and life from 1971 to 1973. Becker’s mature philosophical anthropology, anthropodicy, and theory of evil are discussed, related to, and contrasted with his previous work and considered in the context of his life experiences, including his terminal …
The Schwenkfelders in Silesia Horst Weigelt Pennsburg, PA
Touching Mortality, Touching Strength
Book
Thinking about Peace, Conflict, and War
This special issue had humble beginnings. As a matter of fact, odds were stacked against it, especially given that the original plan for this topic was for a panel discussion based on submitted work to the 2009 Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) Conference. However, not one abstract was received for this topic. I found this quite curious and alarming since at that time this country was engaged in two wars, there was continuous media …
Religion and the Critical Mind
The Biology of Religious Behavior
The Biology of Religious Behavior: The Evolutionary Origins of Faith and Religion , edited by Jay R. Feierman, Praeger/ABC-CLIO: Santa Barbara, CA, 2009, xix + 301pp. ISBN 978 0 313 36430 3, US$49
Technology, Consciousness, and the Transitional Symbolic Self
A growing body of literature is focused on hypertechnology in curriculum and culture. This article contributes to that literature. Taking the perspective of social work education that human reality emerges from the interaction of biological, psychological, and socio-cultural forces, the reader is invited to consider the possibility that in this generation of students we may be experiencing an historic shift in consciousness and a genuine intellec…
Ernest Becker’s Dark Turn (1971-1973)
The “dark turn” evident in Ernest Becker’s final two major works ( The Denial of Death and Escape From Evil) is described and explained in terms of its content and possible sources in the author’s work and life from 1971 to 1973. Becker’s mature philosophical anthropology, anthropodicy, and theory of evil are discussed, related to, and contrasted with his previous work and considered in the context of his life experiences, including his terminal …
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 48, No. 3
The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the pace of the digital transition process in which we have been immersed.In a context of generalized lockdown, our organizations have been forced to go digital and many of the activities social workers perform must now be done remotely.As a result, e-social work, or digital social work, has gone from being an emerging specialization to a critical specialty across organizations and activities.In this article, we …
Expanded Transference
The death anxiety thesis is widely considered to be Ernest Becker’s primary contribution to social theory and is associated with his most widely read book, The Denial of Death (1973). This essay suggests Becker is understood in a more sophisticated and nuanced way when his death anxiety thesis is situated in the context of his earlier work in the humanities and social sciences. The death anxiety thesis itself is one component of a much broader th…
Sociology (6 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychoanalysis (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Humanities (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)