THE DAIMONIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE MALEVOLENT PERSONALITY

被引:5
作者
GOLDBERG, C
机构
[1] ALBERT EINSTEIN COLL MED,BRONX,NY 10467
[2] NYU,NEW YORK,NY 10003
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D O I
10.1177/00221678950353002
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
This paper examines the reluctance of the behavioral sciences to tackle the problem of evil. Whereas each of us as private citizens can attest to the calamitous presence of malevolence in our daily lives, the point of view I take in this paper is that as behavioral scientists most of us have acted as if the problem of evil could be safely ignored or the character structure of the perpetrators of heinous actions could be reduced to known and well-understood psychiatric disorders. This psychological denial and reductionism have not well served our mandate to provide meaningful explanations and solutions of social problems for the public. If the behavioral sciences are to have a relevant role in contemporary society, the problem of evil-perhaps the most important issue humankind has ever faced-must be meaningfully reexamined. This paper serves as an effort in this direction.
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页数:30
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