tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post3158851715283141220..comments2024-03-21T12:52:08.166+11:00Comments on Freedom and Flourishing: What caused the narcissism epidemic?Winton Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-21894985344390985522017-08-17T10:34:07.283+10:002017-08-17T10:34:07.283+10:00Thanks for your comment Leah. I hope you write abo...Thanks for your comment Leah. I hope you write about that book on your blog. I wonder to what extent character disorders should be viewed as a mental health issue. ACT therapists say that when their clients are asked what is important to them they almost always express values that would be widely accepted to be ethical. I suppose that could be because people don't get into therapy unless they perceive that their behaviour as a problem for themselves. Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-24648824409971178082017-08-09T10:39:34.609+10:002017-08-09T10:39:34.609+10:00I'm currently reading Character Disturbance: T...I'm currently reading Character Disturbance: The Phenomenon of Our Age. It's great! I'm more interested in the topic from a vivtimology perspective - how can you spot people with character disordes and protect yourself from them. <br /><br />The author George Simon, makes a good case that character disorders have replaced neuroses as the culture has changed. In the Victorian era, people were repressed and public virtue was emphasised. Today, it's pretty much the opposite - the culture is permissive and public virtue isn't important. People are typially rewarded for things other than virtue or being a good person; looks, success, money, talent, etc. <br /><br />That's funny that the author blames Ayn Rand. I'm no fan of Rand, but I don't know if we can lay that charge at her door. That's overly simplistic. It's a product of culture, parenting, and to some degree education which teaches the young that they should not care about public virtue or goodness but only a self-interest grounded in economics.Leahnoreply@blogger.com