TY - BOOK AU - Desmet,Mattias AU - Vanbrabant,Els TI - The psychology of totalitarianism SN - 9781645021728 PY - 2022/// CY - White River Junction, Vermont PB - Chelsea Green Publishing KW - Totalitarianism KW - Psychological aspects KW - Social psychology KW - Political aspects N1 - Originally published in Belgium by Pelckmans Publishers in 2022 as De Psychologie van Totalitarisme; Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-214) and index; Part 1. Science and its psychological effects -- Science and ideology -- Science and its practical applications -- The artificial society -- The (im)measurable universe -- The desire for a master -- Part 2. Mass formation and totalitarianism -- The rise of the masses -- The leaders of the masses -- Conspiracy and ideology -- Part 3. Beyond the mechanistic worldview -- The dead versus the living universe -- Matter and spirit -- Science and truth ER -