
Sheldon Solomon: Death and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #117
Terror Management Theory explains how awareness of mortality shapes human behavior, culture, and civilization

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Sheldon Solomon is a social psychologist and philosopher at Skidmore College who is best known as a co-developer of Terror Management Theory, a groundbreaking framework for understanding human behavior through the lens of mortality awareness. He is the co-author of The Worm at the Core, which explores how the fear of death shapes human civilization, culture, and individual psychology.