Freud's Theory of Moral Conscience

Philosophy 41 (155):34 - 57 (1966)
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Freud is often assumed to have given an explanation of how human beings acquire a morality, especially as it is manifested in the phenomenon of moral conscience. Freud himself certainly lends credence to such an interpretation of his theory, as the following passage testifies

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The Concept of Mind.Gilbert Ryle - 1949 - Revue Philosophique de la France Et de l'Etranger 141:125-126.
The sense of justice.John Rawls - 1963 - Philosophical Review 72 (3):281-305.

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