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  • Chapter 1 - Dialogical Self Theory and the Process of Positioning

  • Hubert J. M. Hermans, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
  • Book:
    Entering the Moral Middle Ground
    Published online:
    15 March 2024
    Print publication:
    28 March 2024, pp 23-49
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    To demonstrate the flexibility of moral positioning and the associated transference of energies, the concept of dominance reversal is introduced, illustrated by James’s description of “falling out of love” and Bakhtin’s exposé of carnival. The carnival ritual provides a basis for the conceptualization of a moral middle ground or grey area beween moral good and bad. The main practical implication of this chapter is the significance of recognizing that, via this middle ground, sharp distinctions between good and bad can be transcended as a buffer to toxic polarization.