Nationalism as an Expression of Group Narcissism, with Erich Fromm (1963)
by The 92nd Street Y, New York · 3 chapters · 1.4h
- necrophilia Erich Fromm
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- psychoanalysis personality energy
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Chapters
- 01Necrophilia, psychic energy, and Freud's legacy24:16
- 02Narcissism: from infancy to normal and pathological forms27:17
- 03Group narcissism, nationalism, and audience questions32:35
About this course
German American psychologist Erich Fromm discusses the “psychological roots of war and destructiveness.” In this lecture, Fromm concludes a discussion about “necrophilious” aggression, or, aggression motivated by a love of death, and begins to explore the idea of narcissistic aggression. He connects the idea of narcissism to the idea of nationalism and explains how narcissistic aggression channeled through nationalism can lead to war. Fromm also explains his belief that psychological behavior is not tied to specifically to libido, as Freud suggested, but is instead related to what he refers to as “psychic energy.” The lecture is followed with questions from the audience. Recorded April 18, 1…
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