Ernest Becker and the Dread of Mortality

Gustave Le Bon: The Psychology of Crowds

In this video we provide a summary of the French social psychologist Gustave Le Bon's classic and highly influential work The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind. In this work Le Bon investigates the nature of crowd psychology. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind - http://amzn.to/1TGAfjO (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2013/07/the-nature-of-crowds/ =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Smartphones and Social Media - A Mass Surveillance Hellscape

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The Production of a Mass Psychosis - Can Sanity Return to an Insane World?

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What Befell Nietzsche? - Insanity and the Divine Frenzy

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Why Purpose and Discipline Advance Psychological Well-Being

Become a Supporting Member (Join us with Paypal or Credit Card) Learn More here ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ **Gain access to Membership videos and courses!** === Podcast: Subscribe to us on iTunes: 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/2019/04/why-purpose-discipline-promote-psychological-well-being/ === Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Bitcoin ► 1P6ntukFENP1nvEf4bJNj3tsDEuiSyUFW6 Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas === Sign up for our newsletter ► www.academyofideas.com/newsletter/ === In this video we examine why the cultivation of discipline and a more purpose-driven existence can help us overcome our psychological problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]