In this episode Michael discusses the importance of Existential Psychology and role of despair in the process of finding meaning. Also discussed is the Christian Existentialism of Danish thinker Soren Kierkegaard. What objections did he raise about other schools of philosophy, and what was his argument for the existence of God that differed from mainstream Christian theologians? This and more…
Program References
Existentialism
Existential Therapy
Gestalt Psychology
Soren Kierkegaard
Christian Existentialism
Jean Paul Sartre
Herman Hesse
Viktor Frankl
Erich Fromm
Alfred Adler
Otto Rank
Autophobia
Suggested Reading
The Outsider
Beyond the Outsider
Irrational Man
Being and Time
Phenomenology of Perception
Philosophy, Who Needs It?
New Primal Scream
Schopenhauer’s Error
World in Your Head
Mysticism
Disciples of the Mysterium
Schelling: Understanding German Idealism
Mysticism: Truth or Falsity
Light, Magic, Masonry
Nathaniel Branden (Books)
Ayn Rand (Books)
Karen Horney (Books)
Erich Fromm (Books)
Erich From (Vids)
Viktor Frankl (Books)
Wilhelm Reich (Books)
Alexander Lowen (Books)
Arthur Janov (Books)
Related Podcasts
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Talking Heidegger
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World in Your Head
Conspiracy Against Freud
Understanding Self-Esteem
Malignant Narcissism & Shadow Work
New Age Fraud 1
New Age Fraud 2
Sage vs. Psychopath 1
Sage vs. Psychopath 2
Hatred of Wisdom
The Hero
Adultism
Thomas Szasz
