The Paranoid Vision

Download or read book The Paranoid Vision written by Mark Dillof and published by . This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike clinical paranoia, the paranoid vision is contagious; it can infect an organization and even an entire society. It hatches the disturbing conspiracy theories and apocalyptic fantasies that drive the thinking of cult members, political fanatics, terrorists and genocidal murderers. No outlook on life is more malevolent, nor more dangerous. Might it hold the key to understanding human evil? Mark Dillof explores the paranoid vision from a variety of perspectives. He even contrasts it to the comic vision. Finally, he contends that paranoids may be right: there really does exist a conspiracy; it’s to keep us ignorant of who we are and what life is all about.