humanistic conscience

the type of conscience that is guided by individual standards and not by fear of external authority. Compare authoritarian conscience. [defined by Erich Fromm]

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May 8th 2024

ontogeny

n. the biological origin and development of an individual organism from fertilization of the egg cell until death. Also called ontogenesis. Compare phylogeny. See also recapitulation theory. —ontogenetic adj.