The Adlerians, in the name of individual psychology, take the side of society against the individual. ... Adler’s later thought succumbs to the worst of his earlier banalization. It is conventional, practical, and moralistic. Our science ... is based on common sense. Common sense, the half-truths of a deceitful society, is honored as the honest truths of a frank world.
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Alfred Adler was a 19th-century Austrian psychotherapist. Alfred Adler was an Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology. His emphasis on the importance of feelings of belonging, relationships within the family, and birth order set him apart from Freud and others in their common circle. Read more on Wikipedia →

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