Der Gotteskomplex

Horst-Eberhard Richter describes modern Western civilization as a psychosocial disorder. He analyzes the escape from medieval powerlessness into the claim of egocentric god-like omnipotence. Through the history of modern philosophy and numerous sociocultural phenomena, he traces the path of anxiety-driven will to power and the affliction of no longer being able to suffer. Overcoming the God complex becomes a question of survival for society and modern humanity.