Gustave Le Bon: The Psychology of Crowds

Enacting Therapy On Yourself: Self-Knowledge and Self-Realization

Become a Supporting Member (Join us through Paypal or Patreon) Learn More here ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ **Get access to Membership videos and courses!** === Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Bitcoin ► 1P6ntukFENP1nvEf4bJNj3tsDEuiSyUFW6 Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas === In a series of books, the 20th century psychoanalyst Karen Horney explored the idea that many people undermine their own well-being as a result of unconscious disturbances which influence their thoughts and behaviors. In this video we examine Horney’s ideas on why unconscious disturbances form, and explore the possibility of attaining self-knowledge so as to free ourselves from their crippling influence. === Get the transcript (and art-work) ► https://academyofideas.com/2018/09/performing-therapy-on-yourself/ Sign up for our newsletter ► http://academyofideas.com/newsletter/ === Subscribe to us on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Isugpnbhgqtj3jilbpj3tu4m7uq?t=Academy_of_Ideas Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/academy-of-ideas/id1364706343 ==== Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Eric Hoffer: The True Believer and The Psychology of Mass Movements

In this lecture we examine Eric Hoffer's fascinating analysis of mass movements. We look at their causes, those most prone to join a mass movement, the role of leaders and intellectuals in such movements, and more. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Reading: The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements - http://amzn.to/1XUZ7HD (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Modern Art and the Decline of Civilization

Become a Supporting Member (Join us with Paypal or Credit Card) Learn More here ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ [http://academyofideas.com/members/] **Gain access to our growing library of Membership videos and courses!** === Podcast: Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/academy-of-ideas/id1364706343 [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/academy-of-ideas/id1364706343] Subscribe to us on Spotify! === Get the transcript (and a gallery of the art work) ► https://academyofideas.com/2019/06/modern-art-decline-of-civilization/ [https://academyofideas.com/2019/06/modern-art-decline-of-civilization/] === Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas [https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas] Bitcoin ► 1P6ntukFENP1nvEf4bJNj3tsDEuiSyUFW6 Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas [https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas] === Sign up for our newsletter ► www.academyofideas.com/newsletter/ === In this video we explore why modern art seems to suggest that modern civilization is suffering from a spiritual sickness - a deep existential loneliness, an eruption of the demonic, a negation of human nature and a fragmentation of the human form, a celebration of chaos - and thus perhaps, even a “sickness unto death”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why You Should Work Toward a Meaningful Life, Not a Happy One

Become a Supporting Member (Join us through Paypal or Credit Card) Learn More here ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ **Get access to Membership videos and courses!** === In this video we argue that the pursuit of happiness is a futile endeavor, and that we should aim to live a meaningful life instead. We also explore how to cultivate meaning. === Get the transcript (and art-work) ► https://academyofideas.com/2019/01/strive-for-meaningful-life-not-a-happy-one/ Sign up for our newsletter ► http://academyofideas.com/newsletter/ === Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Bitcoin ► 1P6ntukFENP1nvEf4bJNj3tsDEuiSyUFW6 Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas === Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/academy-of-ideas/id1364706343 === Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How the "Greater Good" is Exploited as a Tool of Social Control

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