Christopher Lasch
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Historian and social critic (1932 to 1994) whose The Culture of Narcissism (1979) argued that American life had turned toward therapeutic self-concern and…
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We are fast losing the sense of belonging to a succession of generations (opens korrents.com)
“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.”
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People now hunger not for salvation but for the feeling of personal well-being (opens korrents.com)
“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.”
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We are fast losing the sense of belonging to a succession of generations (opens korrents.com)