The postmodern subject from a psychopolitical perspective: An analysis from logotherapy

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Sociology
• Philosophy

Background:

• The digital age has fostered a new 'psychic pandemic'.
• Mass psychology and digital swarms shape a 'psychopolitical' individual.
• This phenomenon can be viewed as a postmodern collective neurosis.

Purpose of the Study:

• To analyze the 'psychic pandemic' through a hermeneutic lens.
• To develop a typology of the 'psychopolitical' individual.
• To explore the role of logotherapy in addressing collective neurosis.

Main Methods:

• Hermeneutic interpretation of contemporary social phenomena.
• Application of logotherapy principles.
• Analysis of self-hyper-reflection, repression, and narcissistic consumption.

Main Results:

• Identified a 'psychopolitical man' typology driven by digital dynamics.
• Characterized postmodern collective neurosis through mass psychology.
• Highlighted self-hyper-reflection and narcissistic consumption as key features.

Conclusions:

• Consolidating a sense of life as a social ethos is crucial.
• Finding meaning provides compromises and responsibility for individual missions.
• This approach addresses the challenges of the psychic pandemic within community and society.