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It is my great pleasure tonight to have with me, Dr. Dennis Patrick Slattery, Emeritus Faculty, Mythological Studies Program at pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, CA discussing Kurt Anderson's Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500 Year History. Subjects we'll be discussing tonight include:
What America's history, beginning with its origin, brought Fantasy Thinking to the extreme level we witness today
The accelerated rise of the individual and beliefs as "true if I say it is true"
The loss or marginalizing of an objective reality everyone can agree on
Wanting the magic now: instant gratification and its consequences
Technology feeds the fantastic by encouraging people to seekout the magical and the miraculous
The shaping of a new myth is developing as a result of truth's relativemerits and the demise of an objective truth
The rise of the make-believe community
The loss of a literate and reflective citizenry
If you've been looking "out there" and wondering we got to where we are, this show might offer many insights....please tune in!F