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Quote by Konrad Lorenz on Humor and Self-Deception

„A man sufficiently gifted with humor is in small danger of succumbing to flattering delusions about himself, because he cannot help perceiving what a pompous ass he would become if he did.“

Konrad LorenzA quote by Konrad Lorenz on humor as protection against self-deception and arrogance.
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Konrad Zacharias Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist and one of the main representatives of classical comparative behavioral research. He himself referred to this field as “animal psychology” until 1949 and is regarded as its founding father in the German-speaking world.

This quote by Konrad Lorenz describes humor's protective role against self-deception and arrogance.


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Konrad Lorenz (1903–1989) was a prominent Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and behavioral researcher, considered one of the founders of modern ethology. He particularly studied imprinting in animals and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973 for his work in ethology.

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