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Moral Regression and Crisis

Mihalj Szentmartoni orcid.org/0009-0008-2947-0053 ; Papinsko učilište Gregorijana u Rimu, Rim, Italija

Abstract

The author is dealing with a phenomenon in moral life called "The Raskolnikoff Syndrome" and characterized by sudden regression and deteriorization in the person.
In the first part of his study, the author delineates and describes the phenomenon. He finds four symptoms: overemphasized sensibility regarding one's own personality, hostility toward people, exaggerated trust of one's own personal resources, and finally, a philosophy of life characterized by rationalizing one's actions.
In the second part, the author discusses the eventual cause of the problem. He finds that regression and deteriorization are closely related to one's self—identity. A person who has built his moral life on a false identity usually remains at a conventional level of morality. When this situation becomes unbearable for the personality, it undergoes a crisis. The solution to the crisis is found in the search for a new identity, one which also result in living life at a new level of morality.

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Hrčak ID:

55313

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/55313

Publication date:

20.2.1979.

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