2020
First Published
4.03
Average Rating
270
Number of Pages
The greatest threat to modern democracy comes from within and it has a resentment. Stemming from feelings of inferiority in relation to others, resentment is a diffuse and obsessive loathing, coupled with delusions of victimhood, which clouds one’s judgment and perspective, so that an individual’s capacity to act and heal is paralyzed. Without the ability to heal, resentment can give rise to violent impulses, to the rejection of the rule of law, the proliferation of conspiracy theories, and the urge to use violent means to try to regain control of one’s life. As individuals and as societies, we face the same how to diagnose resentment and its dark forces, and how to resist the temptation to allow it to become the motor of our individual and collective histories. This bestselling and highly original account of the psychic forces shaping modern societies will be of great interest to anyone concerned about the crisis of democracy today and what we can do to address it.
Avg Rating
4.03
Number of Ratings
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Author
Cynthia Fleury
Author · 3 books
Cynthia Fleury (civilement Fleury-Perkins), née en 1974 à Paris, est une philosophe et une psychanalyste française. Elle est professeur titulaire de la chaire Humanités et Santé au Conservatoire national des arts et métiers et professeur associé à l'École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris (Mines-ParisTech), dirige également la chaire de philosophie à l'hôpital Sainte-Anne du GHU Paris psychiatrie et neurosciences et est membre du conseil d'administration de l'ONG Santé Diabète.
