Sartrean heroes long for irreversible acts that fix their identity forever

Evidence

Our cultures also offer hope of symbolic immortality, the sense that we are part of something greater than ourselves that will continue long after we die. This is why we strive to be part of meaningful groups and have a lasting impact on the world—whether through our creative works of art or science, through the buildings and people named after us, through the possessions and genes we pass on to our children, or through the memories others hold of us. Just as we remember those we loved and admired who died before us, we feel the same will be done for us. We “live on” symbolically through our work, through the people we have known, through the memorials marking our graves, and through our progeny. — Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, The Worm at the Core, 63 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Humans pursue symbolic immortality through works, namesakes, and progeny — Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, The Worm at the Core: On the Role of…, 63

Broader Connections

• Humans pursue symbolic immortality through works, namesakes, and progeny #corroborates (0.75) — Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski, The Worm at the Core, 63