People may choose to ignore their animal heritage by interpreting their behavior as divinely inspired, socially purposeful, or even self-serving, all… - Arnold M. Ludwig
" "People may choose to ignore their animal heritage by interpreting their behavior as divinely inspired, socially purposeful, or even self-serving, all of which they attribute to being human, but they masticate, fornicate, and procreate, much as chimps and do, so they should have little cause to get upset if they learn that they act like other primates when they politically agitate, debate, abdicate, placate, and administrate, too.
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Arnold M. Ludwig, M.D., Psychiatrist, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University (2006-present), Past Chairman and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine (1970-1979). 1970 Lester B. Hofheimer Prize Annual Award given by American Psychiatric Association for Outstanding Research on Alcoholism and LSD. 1973 Roy M. Dorcus Award, outstanding research on multiple personality. 1990 Outstanding Book Prize (Understanding the Alcoholic's Mind), by British Journal of Addiction.
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