Totalitarianism and Science – Mattias Desmet

„As Hannah Arendt states, totalitarianism is ultimately the logical extension of a generalized obsession with science, the belief in an artificially created paradise: “Science [has become] an idol that will magically cure the evils of existence and transform the nature of man.”“

Mattias DesmetMattias Desmet explains how totalitarianism arises from excessive idealization of science and belief in an artificial paradise.
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Mattias Desmet is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Ghent.

Totalitarianism is described as the consequence of excessive idealization of science and belief in a perfect world.


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Mattias Desmet teaches Clinical Psychology at the Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting at the University of Ghent. His department's research is strongly clinically and practice-oriented. He focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of psychological counseling and psychoanalysis.

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