This episode is an attempted revaluation of the much maligned Ego. Drawing on Jung, Freud, New Age thinking and the myth of Icarus and Daedalus we pick apart the many meanings of Ego as we try to unearth the infamous reputation of Ego in the culture and to restore to it some of its lost dignity.  ____________________ Further Reading: - Basic Writings of Nietzsche edited by Walter Kaufmann - The Freud Reader edited by Peter Gay ________________ ⭐ Support the channel (thank you!) ▶ Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelivingphilosophy ▶ Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thelivingphilosophy _________________  💬 Discord  ▶ https://discord.gg/XNd4gTpfu9 ________________ Media Used: 1.  Long Note Three  — Kevin MacLeod 2.  Mesmerize  — Kevin MacLeod 3.  Dark Times — Kevin MacLeod 4.  Lightless Dawn — Kevin MacLeod 5. Despair and Triumph — Kevin MacLeod 6. Procession of the King — Kevin MacLeod 7. Fresh Air — Kevin MacLeod Subscribe to Kevin MacLeod [https://www.youtube.com/user/kmmusic](https://www.youtube.com/user/kmmusic)  _________________ ⌛ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:50 Ego's Origins 3:55 The Heroic Freudian Ego 5:40 The Jungian Ego Container 9:20 The Evil New Age Ego 12:04 The Inflated Mainstream Ego Part 1: Nietzschean Decadence 15:59 The Inflated Mainstream Ego Part 2: Icarus and Daedalus