Christopher Lasch
American historian and social critic (1932 to 1994); author of The Culture of Narcissism (1979).
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We are fast losing the sense of belonging to a succession of generations
We are fast losing the sense of historical continuity, the sense of belonging to a succession of generations originating in the past and stretching into the future.
archive.orgSaid c. 1979This on korrents
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We are fast losing the sense of belonging to a succession of generations
We are fast losing the sense of historical continuity, the sense of belonging to a succession of generations originating in the past and stretching into the future.
The Culture of Narcissism (W. W. Norton, 1979) Said c. 1979
The contemporary climate is therapeutic, not religious
The contemporary climate is therapeutic, not religious.
The Culture of Narcissism (W. W. Norton, 1979) Said c. 1979
People now hunger not for salvation but for the feeling of personal well-being
People today hunger not for personal salvation, let alone for the restoration of an earlier golden age, but for the feeling, the momentary illusion, of personal well-being, health, and psychic security.
The Culture of Narcissism (W. W. Norton, 1979) Said c. 1979
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