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A morality of evolution

A morality of evolution KAREN HORNEY* HE NEUROTIC PROCESS is a special form desire, drive or religious obligation to at- of human development, and, because tain perfection. No serious student con- of the waste of constructive energies which cerned with man's development will doubt it involves, is a particularly unfortunate the undesirability of pride or arrogance, one. It is not only different in quality or that of the drive for perfection when from healthy human growth, but, to a pride is the motivating force. But there is greater extent than we have realized, anti- a wide divergence of opinion about the thetical to it in many ways. Under favor- desirability or necessity of a disciplinary able conditions, man's energies are put into inner control system for the sake of insur- the realization of his own potentialities. ing moral conduct. Granted that these inner Such a development is far from uniform. dictates have a cramping effect upon man's According to his particular temperament, spontaneity, should we not, in accordance faculties, propensities, and the conditions with the Christian injunction ("Be ye per- of his earlier and later life, he may become fect..."), strive for perfection? Would it softer or harder; more cautious or more not http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
1950 The Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
ISSN
0002-9548
eISSN
1573-6741
DOI
10.1007/BF01872440
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Abstract

KAREN HORNEY* HE NEUROTIC PROCESS is a special form desire, drive or religious obligation to at- of human development, and, because tain perfection. No serious student con- of the waste of constructive energies which cerned with man's development will doubt it involves, is a particularly unfortunate the undesirability of pride or arrogance, one. It is not only different in quality or that of the drive for perfection when from healthy human growth, but, to a pride is the motivating force. But there is greater extent than we have realized, anti- a wide divergence of opinion about the thetical to it in many ways. Under favor- desirability or necessity of a disciplinary able conditions, man's energies are put into inner control system for the sake of insur- the realization of his own potentialities. ing moral conduct. Granted that these inner Such a development is far from uniform. dictates have a cramping effect upon man's According to his particular temperament, spontaneity, should we not, in accordance faculties, propensities, and the conditions with the Christian injunction ("Be ye per- of his earlier and later life, he may become fect..."), strive for perfection? Would it softer or harder; more cautious or more not

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The American Journal of PsychoanalysisSpringer Journals

Published: Dec 1, 1950

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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