Untangling Partnership and Domination Morality

Riane Eisler’s (1987) cultural transformation theory is an effective framework for understanding many of the constructs that shape society. This article uses Eisler’s theory to explain the formation of morality and the construction of conscience. It contrasts partnership morality and domination mora...

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Main Author: David Loye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2015-06-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies
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Online Access:https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/ijps/article/view/91
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description Riane Eisler’s (1987) cultural transformation theory is an effective framework for understanding many of the constructs that shape society. This article uses Eisler’s theory to explain the formation of morality and the construction of conscience. It contrasts partnership morality and domination morality, and describes the factors that shape our tendency to embrace one or the other. The article helps us understand that we have a choice, and invites us to choose partnership morality.
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spelling doaj.art-30a244cfe68d442bbcb8e2ba45a46cde2022-12-21T21:05:10ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingInterdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies2380-89692015-06-011110.24926/ijps.v1i1.91Untangling Partnership and Domination MoralityDavid Loye0Center for Partnership StudiesRiane Eisler’s (1987) cultural transformation theory is an effective framework for understanding many of the constructs that shape society. This article uses Eisler’s theory to explain the formation of morality and the construction of conscience. It contrasts partnership morality and domination morality, and describes the factors that shape our tendency to embrace one or the other. The article helps us understand that we have a choice, and invites us to choose partnership morality.https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/ijps/article/view/91conscienceDarwindominationevolutionMoral Gapmorality
spellingShingle David Loye
Untangling Partnership and Domination Morality
Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies
conscience
Darwin
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Moral Gap
morality
title Untangling Partnership and Domination Morality
title_full Untangling Partnership and Domination Morality
title_fullStr Untangling Partnership and Domination Morality
title_full_unstemmed Untangling Partnership and Domination Morality
title_short Untangling Partnership and Domination Morality
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topic conscience
Darwin
domination
evolution
Moral Gap
morality
url https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/ijps/article/view/91
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