Review of “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by Jonathan Haidt. Penguin Press, 2024.
Books mentioned in this video:
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt [ Ссылка ]
Hold On to Your Kids by Gabor Maté & Gordon Neufeld [ Ссылка ]
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
In the Swarm: Digital Prospects by Byung-Chul Han
[ Ссылка ]
Byung-Chul Han: A Critical Introduction by Knepper, Stoneman, & Wyllie
Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse [ Ссылка ]
Experimental Psychology and Human Agency by Davood Gozli
The Tyranny of Metrics by Jerry Muller [ Ссылка ]
Tragedy by Terry Eagleton
The Death of Tragedy by George Steiner
The Disappearance of Ritual by Byung-Chul Han
Individualism: Old and New by John Dewey
Freedom and Culture by John Dewey
The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté [ Ссылка ]
Content:
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Remembering "The Righteous Mind"
02:59 - Turning to "The Anxious Generation"
05:53 - Key Concepts in the Book
07:50 - The Great Rewiring of Childhood
11:24 - The Nomos of the Earth (Carl Schmitt & Byung-Chul Han)
15:25 - On Play
23:30 - Four Problems Identified by Haidt
27:53 - Relevant dichotomies and distinctions
30:14 - Community, Ritual, & Political Action
31:53 - Rules Proposed by Haidt
32:45 - Critical Notes
38:09 - Recommended Reading
40:35 - Almost said "Like & Subscribe"
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