Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Tag: Islam

  • Islam and the Perils of Psychological Projection

    I have found that it is dangerous to assume that others are essentially like oneself. Psychologists speak of projection. As I understand it, it involves projecting (etymologically, throwing outward) into others one's own attitudes, beliefs, motivations, fears, emotions, desires, values, and the like.  It is classified as a defense mechanism.  To avoid confronting an unsavory…