THE PHILOSOPHY OF RESPONSIBLE FREEDOM Session 29.The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind—Gustave Le Bon (Academy of Ideas)
Friday, May 19, 9pm; Saturday, May 20, 9pm; Sunday, May 21, 9am New Zealand time
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Friday, May 19, 9pm; Saturday, May 20, 9pm; Sunday, May 21, 9am New Zealand time
From Academy of Ideas transcript “The nature of crowds has long been a topic of interest in philosophy. However, the 18th and 19th centuries were a time when an increased emphasis was placed on understanding the psychology of crowds. Gustave Le Bon (1841-1931), a French social psychologist, is often seen as the father of the study of crowd psychology. Le Bon believed an understanding of crowd psychology was essential for a proper understating of the both history and the nature of man. In this video we will provide a summary of Le Bon’s classic work. In particular, we will investigate his insights into the nature of crowds, look at the role ideas play in influencing crowds, examine the religious sentiment of crowds, and discuss the psychological and emotional benefits one derives from joining a crowd.” https://academyofideas.com/2013/07/the-nature-of-crowds/
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We will view the following in numerical order:
0.Charles-Marie Gustave Le Bon (May 1841 – 13 December 1931) was a leading French polymath whose areas of interest included anthropology, psychology, sociology, medicine, invention, and physics. He is best known for his 1895 work The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind, which is considered one of the seminal works of crowd psychology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Le_Bon
1.Secret People: Gustave Lebon CityXcape, Aug 21, 2021. Video. 7:52
2.How PEOPLE are CONTROLLED by CROWD PSYCHOLOGY | The Crowd by Gustave Le Bon. Eudaimonia, Feb 13, 2017. Video 4:21
3.Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds | Animated Book Review Eudaimonia, Feb 9, 2017. Video 5:34
4.275.The Madness of Crowds feat. William Bernstein unSILOed Podcast with Greg LaBlanc, May 8, 2023. Video. 1:00:25 What do financial bubbles and religious millenarianism have in common? They both involve collective delusion. When Charles Mackey wrote a book on the Madness of Crowds in the 19th century, he could not have imagined that religious and financial bubbles will continue to reappear, but as Willam Bernstein points out, the world has not gotten any saner. Start 5:35 “Why people go insane”
5.Douglas Murray on The Madness of Crowds and the role of social media Waterstones, Sept 18, 2019. Video 2:31
6.Gustave Le Bon: The Nature of Crowds Academy of Ideas, July 29, 2013, Video 8:41
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