Biography
Erich Fromm, a humanistic psychoanalyst, distinguished the 'authoritarian conscience' (internalised external authority) from the 'humanistic conscience' (our authentic self judging conduct).
Key Ideas
- Authoritarian vs humanistic conscience.
- Conscience and authentic selfhood.
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Exam Importance
Use to nuance the Freud–Aquinas debate on whether conscience is learned.