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The Mechanism of Self-Judgment
Feb 17, 2011 18:19
Judgments can be illusionary/vicious (
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An Example
seidhepriest
February 18 2011, 04:23:54 UTC
An anorexic girl considers herself "fat" even though she's thin.
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Perception: "I'm thin". Simple perception of reality.
Judgment: "I'm fat" - in spite of reality. Following an external imposition (or "inhibition").
Just because of some superficial signs or comparison to a social ideal (that photoshopped diet-starved supermodel).
So the point here is: one isn't what he judges. Judgments are judgments, they're not necessarily rooted in reality like perception, which is grounded.
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So...
Perception: "I'm thin". Simple perception of reality.
Judgment: "I'm fat" - in spite of reality. Following an external imposition (or "inhibition").
Just because of some superficial signs or comparison to a social ideal (that photoshopped diet-starved supermodel).
So the point here is: one isn't what he judges. Judgments are judgments, they're not necessarily rooted in reality like perception, which is grounded.
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