Accounts Quote by Abraham Maslow
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“[Concerning] the usual contempt with which an orthodox analytic group treats all outsiders and strangers ... I urge you to think of the young psychoanalysts as your colleagues, collaborators and partners and not as spies, traitors and wayward children. You can never develop a science that way, only an orthodox church.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Address to Psychoanalytic Society, 1960
He warns that treating outsiders as enemies hinders scientific progress, turning it into dogma.
In simple terms: Treating outsiders as enemies blocks progress.
Key Takeaway
Embrace collaboration over suspicion.
Themes
collaboration
science
dogma
inclusion
Mood
cautious
reflective
Type
advisory
philosophical
When to use this quote
- academic conferences
- research teams
- interdisciplinary projects
Key Concepts
psychology
group dynamics
orthodoxy
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you foster trust with new colleagues?
- What safeguards prevent groupthink?
A Different Perspective
May overlook genuine threats within groups.
