Lecture on Lasch's "The Culture of Narcissism" - Daniel Tutt

[@jvpresnall]

I realize this is somewhat old. But. You’re a good teacher Daniel. Able to present the material in a way that leads the students thru the questions themselves, and you even challenge them to defend a counter argument from the one which you’re making. Bravo! Inspires me in my own pedagogy.

[@TheColourAwesomer]

Really enjoy Daniel's lectures on this text!

[@lucasparker1852]

Thank you for making this lecture publicly available. I came to this video at a moment of curiosity about why so much time and energy is devoted to self discovery and definition in our culture, wanting to understand where that comes from and how it takes form at an individual and societal level. This lecture has given me a framework to understand what is happening. I don’t think I would have been able to absorb the concepts in my university years, but they have an immediacy today and I am grateful that your lecture was here when I needed it.

[@lucasparker1852]

Can I ask, is there anything you would recommend reading to better understand psychoanalysis, particular as it relates to learning how to live in a world without functioning ego ideals? You made a comment about that at the end of your lecture and I would love to dive explore that topic more.

[@clemfarley7257]

I think Lasch writes in his 1994 book, which is excellent, that psychoanalysis is in the rear-view mirror, not used nowadays. Freud is great and but not a part of psychology education, read only in non-psychology courses.

[@ahahaha3505]

Great lecture.

[@dandiacal]

Daniel Tutt please write that book you talk about writing - in which you extend Lasch's argument.

[@al-du6lb]

So he is the professor talking?

[@emancipations]

Well it turns out I did write a book that deals with Lasch - check it out link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-94070-6

[@melissajeancone3456]

I still believe in oracles, and gurus, and Initiation and magic it's all still there, buried. I found the bit about desire at the end very interesting.

[@dandiacal]

Daniel Tutt please write that book you talk of writing in this lecture, in which you extend Lasch's argument to the present.

[@mirrorkissers8510]

great lecture, also your voice is very nice

[@SeekingAnswers-b3n]

Thanks

[@michael-mijail-martinez141]

I want to know more about desire and what he talks about at the end of this. Any book recommendations? Especially for how it relates to the culture of narcissism.

[@emancipations]

Here is a recommendation to look at the concept of desire in late capitalism and the Oedipus complex link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-94070-6

[@Emma-dn3uv]

question: currently, self-help programs are marketed as a means to ignite an inner change, i.e., an initiation. would lasch argue that an initiation is utterly unachievable through self-help, as such is purely a marketing scheme ?

[@Vatican_Banker]

They don’t advocate change. Rather they focus on ridding your life of things and people that are “toxic”. What does this sound like? Lol

[@pnarustel3212]

Does Daniel have any other lectures at this level? I'm broadly exploring the videos from this channel and this was by far the easiest to follow. Any other undergrad/graduate level lectures?

[@HardRealist]

People have the 'potential' to be narcissistic, or selfish, or caring or giving or even possibly altruistic. People accused of displaying base narcissistic tendencies at times are only self-preserving. Self-preservation, especially when the organism is taken to extremes of coping is literally an organismic involuntary state of self protection. Never selfishness. Nature, physics and biology has coded us for every possible emotion and behavior but when generations previous to the last 7 or 8 had to deal with the world at hand the tendencies toward narcissism rarely surfaced as we had to rely on each other. Materialism, consumerism, and technoutopianism in the modern cultures and world we live in has eroded our other baser instincts for trust and empathy. When we used to have to survive day to day and depend on each other stronger and intense bonds were formed, and today not so much if not at all.

[@nick2187]

Lovely comment

[@clemfarley7257]

See also Kafka.

[@oliviaholtman5257]

Hi there, I am wanting to write a paper on The Culture of Narcissism and after watching this lecture I'd love to focus more on Maslow's hierarchy of needs and self-actualization however, when I turn to the index, there is not much on Maslow/ self-actualization. How prevalent is stunted self-actualization in his book?

[@dirtycelinefrenchman]

Maslow’s theory is quite famous and no doubt someone as erudite as Lasch knew about it well

[@al-du6lb]

Great job! Are you the professor?

[@shamoo260]

The biggest idea of it is this manipulative saying, " My truth " which in itself is very narcissistic

[@Koko-is1dr]

12:02

[@davefischer2344]

Interesting

[@Vatican_Banker]

As a Roman Catholic, a lot of people think I want to go back to the 1950s. I really want to “retvrn” to the 500s lol. Luca Pacioli should have never invented double entry bookkeeping.

[@vitoroliveirajorge368]

Image of people talking is fundamental especially for people like me, whose mother language is not the English. Why using only sound?... the theme sounds very interesting indeed.

[@susanareixa4448]

HI. I am looking for the ebook, but can't find it. Is this a lecture or an audio book? If you have the e-book, would you mind to email it to me? Confinement does not allow me to go to the library or order on Amazon. Thanks, from the canaries

[@florenceholmes6463]

You poor bugger, that class barely has a pulse. Great lecture otherwise.

[@user-ig4dl4iv1j]

This guy's classroom are a obviously a bunch of millennial narcissists on they phone

[@Lithium19]

The oldest Millennials are 41 years old.