The Human Manifesto: A General Plan for Human Survival

Based substantially on Ernest Becker's 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning "The Denial of Death," this book promotes the establishment of a revolutionary cultural system, the "Genuine Hero System," that satisfies the human need to overcome the stark reality of death while also advancing the establishment of an enlightened society. "The Human Manifesto" argues that unless such a system is adopted, the human species will continue to be motivated to engage in destructive or trivial behavior that falls short in enabling individuals to attain genuine happiness and fulfillment. Indeed, unless the radical changes it espouses are realized, the species will fail to reach its highest spiritual, intellectual and technological potential. Humanity will never reach the stars and worse, as Becker feared, will be doomed to extinction.