NOTES ON DISILLUSIONMENT

“No man or woman is ever so much deceived by another as by himself or herself.” (1)

“Overall, we found evidence to suggest that disillusionment contains a consistent set of features, and represents a state of negative epistemic affect associated with the violation of core assumptions. These results create avenues for research on disillusionment, its antecedents and its consequences.” (2)

1. Source: THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM. By: Leonard Keene Hirshberg The Monist, Vol. 28, No. 3 (JULY, 1918)

2. Source: Disillusionment: a prototype analysis, 2023, by:Paul J Maher, Eric R Igou, Wijnand A P van Tilburg. FULL LINK.

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