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The Individual and His Religion · 1950
Love--incomparably the greatest psychotherapeutic agent--is something that professional psychiatry cannot of itself create, focus, nor release.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
Allport presents love as a powerful force that professional psychiatry cannot produce simply through its own methods. The distinction is between valuing something and being able to generate it on demand. His emphasis falls on the limits he sees in professional expertise.
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