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Chrysalis Effect
Shows that the chaos and conflict experienced world-wide are the result of a global cultural metamorphosis, one which has accelerated so rapidly over the decades as to provoke fierce resistance. This book explains the metamorphosis of global culture whereby old cultural assumptions are challenged and innovations are seen as a social ill.
The Wayward Gate
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The Pursuit of Loneliness
In a classic indictment of American individualism and isolationism, Philip Slater analyzes the great ills of modern society-violence, competitiveness, inequality, and the national 'addiction' to technology.
The Glory of Hera
The ancient Athenians were "quarrelsome as friends, treacherous as neighbors, brutal as masters, faithless as servants, shallow as lovers--all of which was in part redeemed by their intelligence and creativity." Thus writes Philip Slater in this classic work on narcissism and family relationships in fifth-century Athenian society. Exploring a rich corpus of Greek mythology and drama, he argues that the personalities and social behavior of the gods were neurotic, and that their neurotic conditions must have mirrored the family life of the people who perpetuated their myths. The author traces the issue of narcissism to mother-son relationships, focusing primarily on the literary representation...
Microcosm
Microcosm presents an intensive analysis of the formation and development of groups. It relates the structural and emotional processes which emerge in this context to large-scale societies. Using case illustrations from self-analytic groups, the author examines changes in the group's relationship to the leader.
The Temporary Society
Now, in this thirtieth anniversary edition of their seminal work, Bennis and Slater team up again to reflect on the events of the last three decades and look forward to the changes ahead.
A Dream Deferred
America's Discontent and the Search for a New Democratic Ideal. Convincingly demonstrates that democratic processes, however messy and confusing, ultimately yield the most intelligent and flexible responses to a complex world.
