The scales of human morality
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 09:04
in Psychology & Sociology
In reality, we rationalize. We deny, or we couldn't go on living, says Judah Rosenthal, the successful ophthalmologist whose perfect life begins to unravel in Woody Allens 1989 film, Crimes and Misdemeanors. In order to go on living, Rosenthal must rationalize the series of risky and uncharacteristic decisions that nearly destroy him.