A Paradigm for the Study of Altered States of Consciousness
The British Journal of Psychiatry October 1, 1968 Julian Silverman, Wolfgang Köhler 57 citations
The text argues that the word 'right' is misleading when applied to mental events that lead to survival-enhancing behavior. It suggests that such mental sequences should be described with a neutral symbol instead, because calling them 'right' implies an intrinsic moral superiority that does not actually exist. The author contends that the label 'right' is merely a human designation for mental facts that happen to have practical survival value, not a reflection of any inherent quality.