- Narrative Psychiatry

09/08/2012

The purpose of moral judgement, whether of others or oneself, is the modification of behavior in the name of a desired ideal. Indignation becomes pathological when it persists far beyond its realistic ability to shape events, rather than acting in creative tension with radical acceptance of things as they are.

Sep 8, 2012 3:33:09 AM

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