Arrested Development

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Anthony Moorehead. Arrested Development

Dedication

Introduction

Philosophical Changes

Moral Relativism

Changes In Parenting

Social Environmental Changes

Rights

Socialism

Endnotes

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To Andrea, who has shown me such

incomparable love and shown me things

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“Where is the logic of growing something you can’t eat...isn’t that girl stuff?” How could my inability to appreciate the beauty of God’s creation be considered “manly”? Is it manly to be one-dimensional? Was this not some sort of intimidation indicative of a deficiency in courage; and is not courage rightly acknowledged as an essential of manliness? So, too, these personal contemplations fuelled my interest in the subtleties and causes of arrested development. So as I undertake this subject, I am gladly reminded of the old maxim about how one learns more when one endeavours to teach others.

As far as submitting an article to the newspaper was concerned, I was told that any article would have to be fewer than 1,400 words. As I could not condense this topic, I decided to go to a book format. Throughout this book, I’ll be using the terms “lack of maturity,” “arrested development” and “one-dimensional” interchangeably, as I address the subject matter. Also to be dealt with are the contrasting terms, “civilized” and “barbarism.” “Civilized” describes one who does not subjugate himself to base urges, but first critiques them on the principles of morality and logic. “Barbarism” is the antithesis of this, describing one who can’t/won’t repress base urges due to possessing a deficient character or a weak mind.

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