Curated category
Morality
- Guilt (emotion)In 1946, Otto Fenichel published The Psychoanalytic Theory of Neurosis to describe how guilt functions as a persistent internal conflict.
- MoralityA Venetian senator stands in a 1585 painting by Tintoretto, his face framed by allegorical figures representing earthly things.
- DignityThe English word dignity first appeared in the early 13th century. It traveled from Latin concepts of worthiness or prestige through French before settling…
- ApatrapyaThe Sanskrit word apatrapya appears in ancient texts alongside its Pali counterpart ottappa and the Tibetan Wylie script khrel yod pa. Herbert V.
- Moral panicA religious magazine called Preview used the phrase moral panic in 1830 to describe a state of spiritual paralysis. The writer argued that true regeneration…
- Moral nihilismMoral nihilism stands as a stark declaration in the history of philosophy. It asserts that nothing is morally right or wrong and that morality does not exist.