Robert jay lifton is an american psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of war and political violence and for his theory of. Robert jay lifton is professor of psychiatry and psychology at the graduate school university center and director of the center on violence and. As lifton articulates, three historical forces, historical dislocation, the mass media revolution, and the threat of. Vietnam veterans neither victims nor executioners 1973, and the nazi doctors. Robert jay lifton books list of books by author robert.
He was an early proponent of the techniques of psychohistory. In sum, doubling is the psychological means by which one invokes the evil potential of the self. Robert jay liftons books include the nazi doctors, death in life. A study of brainwashing in china lifton, robert jay on. Epd film german magazine a brilliant insight into a very dark chapter of german history, illuminated by a vibrant thinker who has kept, in spite of it all, his healthy sense of humor. Professional ethics and the denial of armenian genocide. For more than forty years as a writer, investigator, and psychiatrist, he has used the skills of a researcher and the imagination of a healer of the mind to confront some of. When senator inhofe brought that snowball into the senate, he was a figure of ridiculousness. Living through the catastrophes of the 20 th century world war, tyrannical regimes, genocide, the nuclear bomb, terrorism he grappled with their. The nazi doctors, medical killing and the psychology of genocide was recently brought to my attention.
When exploring the nuclear threat i distinguished between. He is known for his work on threads 1984, in search of. Lifton speaks about writing his 1961 book, thought reform and the psychology of totalism, which describes the processes of reeducation. Robert jay lifton is an american psychiatrist, author, and leading public intellectual whose subject has been holocausts, mass violence, and renewal in the 20 th and 21 st centuries. This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in cultic studies journal, 1991, volume 8, number 1, pages 16. Robert jay lifton bulletin of the atomic scientists. Medical killing and the psychology of genocide 1986. In addition to a broad range of interests in the real estate, finance, and entertainment fields, mr.
His books include, most recently, witness to an extreme century. Liftons preoccupation with the macabre in his work on survivors of the holocaust the genocidal mentality, 1990, etc. Robert jay lifton born may 16, 1926 is an american psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of wars and political violence, and for his theory of thought reform. Lifton s 8 criteria for thought reform every issue in ones life can be reduced to a single set of principles that have an inner coherence to the point that one can claim the experience of truth and feel it the pattern of doctrine over person occurs when there is a conflict between what one feels oneself experiencing and what the doctrine or ideology says one should. All communication with outside world is limited, either being strictly filtered or completely cut off. See all books authored by robert jay lifton, including the nazi doctors. He married the childrens writer betty jean kirschner in 1952, and they had two children. My interest in hiroshima, as well as my information about it, comes almost entirely from his book. Gillian thomas liftons law and the teaching of literature. Our guest is robert jay lifton, who is distinguished professor of psychology and psychiatry at john jay college and the graduate center of the city university of new york. This section of a biography of a living person needs additional.
Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the bound volume. Robert jay lifton on brainwashing and totalism hidden. This involves the control of information and communication both within the environment and, ultimately, within the individual, resulting in a significant degree of isolation from society at large. Lifton has researched hiroshima, the holocaust, the vietnam war, and now terrorist cults. That is, the climate swerve i mentioned, the increased awareness, has, in a way. Nazi holocaust and nuclear threat new york, basic books, 1990. Needless to say, i was shocked by references in your work pp. In an email sent under the signature of conference organizers joe soll and karen wilson buterbaugh, dr.
Totalism and thought reform in americas universities. Recently, renowned adoptee rights activist bj lifton received notice that her services were no longer needed at the shedding light on the adoption experience v conference scheduled for september 1516 at fordham university in new york city. As an antinuclear activist, he was a founding member of the nobel prize winning international physicians for. In his most powerful and significant book, famous psychiatrist robert jay lifton introduces a brilliant analysis of this vital role that german physicians played in the nazi genocide. Victims of hiroshima by robert jay lifton the new york. Somerset joie ribeiro english writer edith english derek john edgar 1941 william iss31963. Despite trumps posturing, americans are embracing climate. He saw parallels with the japanese who he studied, and the vietnam veterans returning from the war. He is a psychiatrist who has specialized in the treatment of the survivors of traumatic experiences. Explorations in psychohistory editor, with eric olson.
Liftons 8 criteria for thought reform every issue in ones life can be reduced to a single set of principles that have an inner coherence to the point that one can claim the experience of truth and feel it the pattern of doctrine over person occurs when there is a conflict between what one feels oneself experiencing and what the doctrine or ideology says one should. He called the method used thought reform, and offered the following eight methods that are used to change peoples minds. President donald trump participates in a joint news conference with amir sabah alahmad aljaber alsabah of kuwait, september 7, 2017. A leading psychohistorian, his renown comes from his studies of the doctors who aided nazi war crimes and from his work with hiroshima survivors. Robert jay lifton, revolutionary immortality, and the. Robert jay lifton born may 16, 1926 is an american psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for. His most recent book, written with erik markuson, is the genocidal mentality. View robert liftons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Robert jay liftons eight criteria for identifying authoritarian cults by brad sargent may 2012 the following material appeared in a threepart miniseries within a larger series on thought control, toxic churches, and lessons from the hunger games trilogy.
Robert jay lifton has 46 books on goodreads with 24803 ratings. Robert jay lifton born in 1926 is an american psychiatrist, scholar, and writer, still active in his mideighties, whose recentlypublished memoir i just finished reading. Medical killing and the psychology of genocide, and destroying the world to save it. Disguise and deception in the assassination of john f. The former star of the affair and fringe talks from home about his new series, little fires everywhere.
Robert jay lifton quotes author of the nazi doctors. Lifton has written 21 books and edited eight others. Robert jay lifton was born on may 16, 1926 in brooklyn, new york, usa. Robert jay lifton is an american psychiatrist and author whose subject has been holocausts, mass violence, and renewal in the 20 th and 21 st centuries. Aum shinrikyo, apocalyptic violence, and the new global terrorism, and more on. Lessons from the hunger games 5a dystopian dynamics, totalitarian tactics, and. Bloomberg battles trump and his stopandfrisk past the daily show duration. Thought reform and the psychology of totalism by robert jay lifton. The daily show with trevor noah recommended for you. And over his long career, hes studied among many other thingsthe aftermath of the hiroshima bomb, nazi. Robert jay liftons most popular book is the nazi doctors. Robert jay lifton, revolutionary immortality, and the chinese.
Robert jay lifton is an american psychiatrist, scholar, and writer, still active in his mideighties, and the author of a recently published memoir. Survivors of hiroshima winner of a national book award, and destroying the world to save. But in a sense, it is what any writer who wants to be read attentively has to. Communism, perfection, confession, guilt, robert jay lifton, shaming, psychological warfare, sykewar, totalitarian, mind control collection opensource language english. The climate swerve is mostly a matter of deepening awareness. Lifton born 1939 is an american author who wrote the 1981 bestseller best evidence. Human resilience in an age of fragmentation explains the emergence of a new mode of fluid individual self, protean self, in the fragmented contemporary world. Robert jay lifton was one of the early psychologists to study brainwashing and mind control. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover roberts. Gillian thomas lifton s law and the teaching of literature when robert jay lifton visited japan in the spring of 1962, he was amazed to find that, in the seventeen years since the atomic bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki, while the u.
Robert jay lifton, thought reform and the psychology of totalism. Cult formation the harvard mental health letterfebruary 1981 by robert jay lifton, m. Books by robert jay lifton author of the nazi doctors. Through these explorations he probes the profound questions of. That evil is neither inherent in the self nor foreign to it. Media in category robert jay lifton the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. As albert camus observed, authors of confessions write especially to avoid confession, to tell nothing of what they know. Lifton is a lecturer in psychiatry at columbia university and distinguished professor emeritus at the city university of new york. Lee, robert jay lifton contributor, gail sheehy contributor hardcover mar 2019. Lifton is chairman and ceo of medis technologies ltd. Survivors of hiroshima winner of a national book award, the nazi doctors. Robert jay lifton books list of books by robert jay lifton.
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