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Disordered Minds offers a compelling and timely account of the dangers posed by narcissistic leaders, and provides a stark warning that the conditions in which this psychopathy flourishes - extremes of social inequality and a culture of hyper-individualism - are the hallmarks of our present age.
In his new book, Disordered Minds, Ian Hughes brings together his training in science, psychology and political science to deal precisely with these issues and help us understand how democracy is in danger of being trumped by fascism.
The book has four key arguments:
That individuals with dangerous personality disorders, when the circumstances are right, pose a grave threat to society.
That democracy is the only defense we have against such dangerous individuals.
That we live in a dangerous time because democracy has been undermined and such individuals are again winning power at the ballot box.
That the only answer is to rebuild democracy and to recommit ourselves to the values that underpin it.
'An excellent account of how malignant narcissism is evident in the lives of the great dictators, and how the conditions in which this psychopathy flourishes have returned to haunt us.'
Dr Kieran Keohane, editor of The Social Pathologies of Contemporary Civilization
Ian Hughes adds new scientific insight to one of the deepest conundrums of politics: that positions of power appeal to the narcissistic, paranoid psychopaths among us, with catastrophic results for humanity. His argument that human institutions, particularly liberal democracy, are needed to constrain the worst of human nature, is profound and (needless to say) timely. Disordered Minds is sometimes disturbing, but it is consistently fascinating, and ultimately constructive and hopeful. ~ Steven Pinker , Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now.
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Disordered Minds offers a compelling and timely account of the dangers posed by narcissistic leaders, and provides a stark warning that the conditions in which this psychopathy flourishes - extremes of social inequality and a culture of hyper-individualism - are the hallmarks of our present age.
In his new book, Disordered Minds, Ian Hughes brings together his training in science, psychology and political science to deal precisely with these issues and help us understand how democracy is in danger of being trumped by fascism.
The book has four key arguments:
That individuals with dangerous personality disorders, when the circumstances are right, pose a grave threat to society.
That democracy is the only defense we have against such dangerous individuals.
That we live in a dangerous time because democracy has been undermined and such individuals are again winning power at the ballot box.
That the only answer is to rebuild democracy and to recommit ourselves to the values that underpin it.
'An excellent account of how malignant narcissism is evident in the lives of the great dictators, and how the conditions in which this psychopathy flourishes have returned to haunt us.'
Dr Kieran Keohane, editor of The Social Pathologies of Contemporary Civilization
Ian Hughes adds new scientific insight to one of the deepest conundrums of politics: that positions of power appeal to the narcissistic, paranoid psychopaths among us, with catastrophic results for humanity. His argument that human institutions, particularly liberal democracy, are needed to constrain the worst of human nature, is profound and (needless to say) timely. Disordered Minds is sometimes disturbing, but it is consistently fascinating, and ultimately constructive and hopeful. ~ Steven Pinker , Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now.
