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Listen, Little Man
From a book of the same name by Wilhelm Reich, the “hero” of Century of the Self Part III; the psychoanalyst who showed us a way out of the Freudian embrace of the unconscious consuming mind, inspiration to millions of … Continue reading
Posted in Active Philosophy, Quotes
Tagged animal, Century of the Self, creating, Freud, genius, giving, jesus, knowledge, life function, Lincoln, nature, New Left, patriotism, psychoanalyst, psychology, religion, revolution, war, Wilhelm Reich
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Century of the Self
I just watched this whole series and I think I need to rewatch it. It offers a very interesting account of institutions, American history, psychology, capitalism, advertising, government, identity, cooperations, public relations, the public, mob mentality, World Wars, Hitler, Sigmund … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Documentary Ideas
Tagged 20th century, advertising, america, american, Anna, capitalism, century, Century of the Self, Documentary, focus groups, Freud, government, history, Hitler, identity, individuals, institutions, mob mentality, politics, psychology, public relations, self, Sigmund, World War
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Self Control
This post is in response to Caprice. It is also a continuation The Calculus of Decisions. I want to comment on a couple of themes that have been appearing on this blog. The first, of course, is active philosophy. How … Continue reading
Posted in General Philosophies
Tagged achievement, active, caclculus, caprice, choice, colbert, conscious, decision, emotion, ethics, Freud, Fromm, frustration, goals, how we decide, jonah, lehrer, philosohpy, ration, rationality, report, self, subconscious
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Why the Fuck am I Doing This? – Addendum, Pt. 2
“…It is true, church membership today is higher than ever before, books on religion become best sellers, and more people speak of God than ever before. Yet this kind of religious profession only covers up a profoundly materialistic and irreligious … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged awakened, belief, books, Christianity, church, doctrine, Erich Fromm, father, Freud, God, groupthink, heaven, jesus, Nietzsche, objectivity, religion, Tao, Zen
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