Postmodernism as Psychopathy

And Other Micropapers on Psychopathy and Psychopathology

De: J. M. Kuczynski

Narrado por: Steve Biddle

Duración: 1 h y 42 m

Resumen del Editor

Short papers on psychology and its cultural offshoots.

©2019 John-Michael Kuczynski (P)2019 John-Michael Kuczynski

More of a rant.

Amusing turn of phrase does not save it. Short on substance which is surprising as one would have thought there was plenty of material out there.

Deranged rants against unknown people

This is a series of rants, mostly against Kuczynski's grad school professors, called out by name. Kuczynski spends more time telling us repeatedly that they were "morons", idiots, dolts, etc., than giving us any reason to believe him. There's very little here about either psychopathy or postmodernism; it's more about "liberal" politics in American colleges (despite the fact that the first thing Kuczynski says is that there is no such thing as academic politics.)

There's not much content of any kind; mostly repetitive, childish, angry invective, stated as sweeping generalizations without examples drawn from the real world to give his claims credence. He's correct that what today calls itself "liberalism" is really collectivism. He may be correct about some other things too, but I'm not going to finish listening to this. Kuczynski doesn't know how to construct an argument, and nobody mentally balanced would talk like he does.

When Kuczynski gets a rifle, climbs a bell tower, and starts shooting people on campus, they won't be able to say there were no warning signs.

Insights I can use

J.-M. Kuczynski's Postmodernism as Psychopathy provided me with insights that I can use when psychoanalyzing the deeply disturbing people I encounter in my personal and professional life. It's a useful, practical and exceptionally riveting book. I could not stop listening for the one and a half hours. Everything about the content and delivery was perfect. I have read many of this author's books and am becoming a major fan of the audio versions. I don't want to give any spoilers. Suffice it to say, the author's experience and knowledge on this topic is profound. A must read for every analyst, psychologist and professor in the academic or professional world.

narration is the problem

this author has many interesting and thought-provoking things to say, yet there are different narrators, Some paragraphs are read so fast it is unpleasant to listen to and difficult to grasp,

Very Informative!

Blows the professional class and their elitist delusions out the window. Some of it is read rather quickly but if you’re familiar with the subject it’s fine.

a psychoanalysis of an entire economic sector

brilliant and bitter. vitriolic, but always, beneath it all, dispassionately analytical. the author is passionate, but it's a passion that follows from, as oppose to interfering with, awareness of truths.

Don’t bother.

The book is literally a rant of two hours. I’m worried about the authors mental health. Wish him the best.