It's Not About Politics: The Cult of Selfishness

Toxic individualism. The phrase captures one feature of our era here in the United States: the apotheosis of individualism, or as Paul Krugman in the New York Times put it in a column last July: the cult of selfishness.

What is the difference between a view of the human being that sees the human being as participating in divinity, versus being divine? How does that distinction play out in real life?

Isn’t seeing oneself as divine just another brand of narcissism?

We see toxic individualism as a deep facet of our current culture and public life. This facet transcends political categories. Do you agree?

Our show pushes back against the unexamined, often unconscious ways that we frame public questions using political or economic modes of thinking. We aim to be part of a growing movement of people who are critical of the narrowness of political and economic categories, and who want to revive a vision of human flourishing that is grounded in the wisdoms of theological and moral philosophical tradition. We see these habits and ways of thinking as being pre-political, and foundational to a healthy and civil shared life in families, communities, economies, and polities.

In short, we want to foster conversations, develop habits, and create communities that are grounded in curiosity, going deep, and shining light.

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