Sheldon Solomon is an American

social psychologist Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the re ...

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in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is best known for developing terror management theory, along with

Jeff Greenberg Jeff Greenberg is a social psychology professor at the University of Arizona. He is notable for coining the concept of Terror Management Theory, with two of his colleagues, Sheldon Solomon and Tom Pyszczynski Tom Pyszczynski () is an American soci ...

and

Tom Pyszczynski Tom Pyszczynski () is an American social psychologist. He is notable, together with Jeff Greenberg and Sheldon Solomon Sheldon Solomon is an American social psychologist at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is best known for d ...

. This theory is concerned with how humans deal with their own sense of mortality.

Biography

Solomon earned his BA from

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and his doctoral degree from the

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. Currently the Ross Professor for Interdisciplinary Studies at Skidmore College, he is best known for developing terror management theory. Solomon,

, and

co-authored the book ''The Worm at the Core: On the role of Death in Life'' in 2015. He is also the author or co-author of more than one hundred articles and several books, and he has been featured in several films, including ''

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'' and ''

Planet of the Humans ''Planet of the Humans'' is a 2019 American environmental documentary film written, directed, and produced by Jeff Gibbs. The film was executively produced by Michael Moore. Moore released it on YouTube for free viewing on April 21, 2020, the ev ...

''. In the latter, he links the pursuit of renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, to the reluctance of humans to face their own mortality. In addition, Solomon co-founded Esperanto, a restaurant in

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, and invented the "doughboy"—dough filled with cheese, chicken, and spices.

References

External links

Sheldon Solomon
at the Department of Psychology, Skidmore College *
Sheldon Solomon: Death and Meaning , Lex Fridman Podcast #117
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