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*Wiki:Psychological projection* is the act or technique of defending oneself against unpleasant impulses by denying <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denying> their existence in oneself, while attributing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_%28psychology%29> them to others.[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection#cite_note-1> For example, a person who is rude <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudeness> may constantly accuse other people of being rude. Although rooted in early developmental stages,[2] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection#cite_note-2> and classed by George Eman Vaillant <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Eman_Vaillant> as an immature defence <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_mechanism#Level_2:_Immature>,[3] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection#cite_note-3> the projection of one's negative qualities onto others on a small scale is nevertheless a common process in everyday life.[4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection#cite_note-4> A prominent precursor in the formulation of the projection principle was Giambattista Vico <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giambattista_Vico> [5] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection#cite_note-5>[6] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection#cite_note-6> (23 June 1668 – 23 January 1744), and an early formulation of it is found in ancient Greek writer Xenophanes <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophanes> (c.c. 570 – c. 475 BC), which observed that "the gods of Ethiopians were inevitably black with flat noses while those of the Thracians were blond with blue eyes." In 1841, Ludwig Feuerbach <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Feuerbach> (July 28, 1804 – September 13, 1872), was the first to employ this concept as the basis for a systematic critique of religion.[7] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection#cite_note-7>[8] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection#cite_note-8>[9 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection#cite_note-9> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection#cite_note-4> ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
