Ideal Minds: Raising Consciousness in the Antisocial Seventies

Ideal Minds Is Equal Parts Intellectual And Literary History Of The Recent Past. Combining Ideas From A Mix Of Disciplines, The Book Also Delves Into More Esoteric Branches Of Learning, Like Scientology, Anarchist Theory, Rapture Prophesies, Psychic Channeling, And Neo-malthusianism. The Book's Central Premise Is That A Dramatic Inflation In The Value Of Consciousness And Autonomy Beginning In The 1970s Accompanied A Recognition Of The State's Refusal To Safeguard Such Values.-- Provided By Publisher.