In his lecture, describes narcissism as an initial integrative force of organic matter (protonarcissism) that continues in the psychic life of individuals and human groups (narcissism), even though it has fulfilled its function. Wars can be seen as a conflict between the narcissisms of different human groups, led by leaders who are equivalent to the father of the primal horde and by the violence inherent in ideologies (including religions). Very closed ideologies are akin to madness and psychosis. Economic forces and state powers also play a part in the repetition of wars. Drawing on a conception of the ‘extended psyche’, the author suggests a third topography, arising from a separation between the ego and narcissism, and a fourth, including the relational dimension of the human being as a member of the city (polis), by way of identification. Safeguarding the climate and the planet depends on the ability of human beings to free themselves from an arrogant anthropocentric narcissistic position.