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Leon F. Seltzer, Ph.D., is the author of Paradoxical Strategies in Psychotherapy and The Vision of Melville and Conrad. He holds doctorates in English and Psychology.
- Don’t Confuse Revenge With Justice: Five Key Differences
Leon F. Seltzer, Ph.D., is the author of Paradoxical...
- Don’t Confuse Revenge With Justice: Five Key Differences
- Revenge is predominantly emotional; justice primarily rational. Revenge is mostly about “acting out” (typically through violence) markedly negative emotions.
- Revenge is, by nature, personal; justice is impersonal, impartial, and both a social and legal phenomenon. The driving impetus behind revenge is to get even, to carry out a private vendetta, or to achieve what, subjectively, might be described as personal justice.
- Revenge is an act of vindictiveness; justice, of vindication. The intense effort to avenge oneself or others can easily become corrupting, morally reducing the avenger’s status to that of the perpetrator.
- Revenge is about cycles; justice is about closure. Revenge has a way of relentlessly repeating itself (as in interminable feuds, such as the Hatfields and McCoys)—and ever more maliciously.
Dec 23, 2011 · Leon F. Seltzer holds doctorates in both English and Psychology. Formerly an English professor at Queens College (CUNY) and Cleveland State University, he now lives in Del Mar, California, where he has maintained a general private practice since 1986.
Aug 20, 2014 · Leon F. Seltzer holds doctorates in both English and Psychology. Having published several articles on literature and psychology, he is also the author of The Vision of Melville and Conrad and Paradoxical Strategies in Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Overview and Guidebook.
Mar 20, 2023 · Consultant Leon Seltzer on the Effects of Childhood Self-Shame. An Interview with Consultant Leon Seltzer. Leon Seltzer, Ph.D., holds doctorates in both English and Psychology. He recently retired from general private practice with clinical specialties in anger, trauma resolution (using EMDR and IFS), couples conflict, compulsive ...
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Leon F. Seltzer, Ph.D., holds doctorates in both English and Psychology. Formerly an English professor at Queens College (CUNY) and Cleveland State University, he now lives in Del Mar, California, where he has maintained a general private practice since 1986.
