Brock Chisholm on Right, Wrong and Psychotherapy

Brock Chisholm was an internationally renowned Canadian psychiatrist and the first director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 1948 to 1953.

The quote questions the traditional distinction between right and wrong and invites reflection on the aims of psychotherapy.

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Brock Chisholm (1896–1971) was a Canadian psychiatrist and pediatrician. He played a leading role in the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) and served as its first director-general from 1948 to 1953. Chisholm was a strong advocate for global health, peace, and international cooperation.

Brock Chisholm quote about psychotherapy, rational thinking, and moral beliefs

5. September 2020

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"The re-interpretation and eventually (sic) eradication of the concept of right and wrong which has been the basis of child training, the substitution of intelligent and rational thinking for faith... are the belated objectives of practically all effective psychotherapy. The fact is, that most psychiatrists and psychologists and other respectable people have escaped from these moral chains and are able to observe and think freely." Brock Chisholm

Brock Chisholm quote image about morality and psychotherapy

5. September 2025

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"What basic psychological distortion can be found in every civilization of which we know anything? The only psychological force capable of producing these perversions is morality - the concept of right and wrong. The re-interpretation and eventual eradication of the concept of right and wrong are the belated objectives of nearly all of psychotherapy." Brock Chisholm

Brock Chisholm quote about truth, morality, and free thought

5. September 2024

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"...the pretense is made, as it has been made in relation to the finding of any extension of truth, that to do away with right and wrong would produce uncivilized people, immorality, lawlessness and social chaos. The fact is that most psychiatrists and psychologists and other respected people have escaped from moral chains and are able to think freely." Brock Chisholm