On the group matrix and the morality of the nuclear deterrent
The worldview of Gregory van der Kleij
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14776457 |
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| Authors | Harold Behr (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 368-376 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Group Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0533-3164 • E-ISSN: 1461-717X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0533316418763764 |
| OpenAlex | W2805962511 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This article presents the writings of Gregory van der Kleij, group analyst and Catholic priest, whose experiences of the holocaust during the Second World War shaped his thinking, not only as a therapist but also as a campaigner against the nuclear arms race. The author re-visits two significant articles on the group matrix published in this journal in the 1980s and introduces the reader to a little-known monograph addressed to the Catholic community which examines the moral dilemma faced by Christians during the Cold War. The monograph contains an exhortation to rise up in protest against what Gregory considers to be ‘the madness’ of high-level thinking on the morality of the nuclear deterrent
Cold war · Dilemma · Epistemology · Moral dilemma · Morality · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · The Holocaust · Theology · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Social Psychology · Violence, Religion, and Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Highly cited | No |
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