Regressive Illusions: Contemporary Reflections on Theory and Politics

It is not false consciousness that is bad, in itself, but rather the regressive impulses it creates politically, socially and morally.

Illusions are part of our everyday lives - but it depends what kind of illusions are navigating us through our predicaments. Drawing on insights from critical theory and psychoanalysis, Florian Maiwald explores how multiple interconnected challenges force us to confront the illusions sustaining our societal norms. Maiwald argues that as collective illusions o...