Famous James W. Prescott Quotes
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
"Before Ethics and Morality" (1972)
James W. Prescott Quotes about pleasure
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
“Stimulation of brain pleasure centers can eliminate feelings of rage, fear, and depression.”
"Before Ethics and Morality" (1972)
“Violence and pleasure are reciprocally related, that is, the presence of one inhibits the other”
"Before Ethics and Morality" (1972)
Context: The issues of human violence and human pleasure are pivotal to any theory—scientific or religious—of moral behavior. Violence and pleasure are reciprocally related, that is, the presence of one inhibits the other, and certain critical early sensory experiences during the formative periods of development provide the neurobiological substrate and properties for either violence-seeking or pleasure-seeking behaviors.
“When the brain's pleasure circuits are 'on,' the violence circuits are 'off,' and vice versa.”
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
Context: Laboratory experiments show that... When the brain's pleasure circuits are 'on,' the violence circuits are 'off,' and vice versa.
James W. Prescott Quotes about behavior
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
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"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
James W. Prescott Quotes
"Before Ethics and Morality" (1972)
Context: The brain is highly immature at birth and is dependent upon sensory stimulation for normal growth, development, and function. Sensory stimulation is like a a nutrient—without it the brain does not develop or function normally.
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
Context: When high self-needs are combined with the deprivation of physical affection, the result is self-interest and high rates of narcissism. Likewise, exhibitionistic dancing and pornography may be interpreted as a substitute for normal sexual expression.
“An infant or child is not "free" to select the nature of his sensory environment”
"Before Ethics and Morality" (1972)
Context: An infant or child is not "free" to select the nature of his sensory environment but is dependent upon adults for the quality of his sensory environment and, thus, [for] his neurobiological development and psychobiological predispositions for certain kinds of behavior. From this perspective, it is evident that before a child can reason and before reason can establish principles of moral behavior, the course of an ethical and moral life has already been set.
“The world has only a limited time to change its custom of resolving conflicts violently.”
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
Context: The world has only a limited time to change its custom of resolving conflicts violently. It is uncertain... how many future generations it will take to transform out psychobiology of violence into one of peace.
“Societies which inflict pain and discomfort upon their infants tend to neglect them as well.”
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
"Before Ethics and Morality" (1972)
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
"Before Ethics and Morality" (1972)
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
“Unfortunately, violence is often offered as a solution to violence.”
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
“We should be breast-feeding children up to 2 or 3 years of age.”
as quoted by Penelope Moffet, "Sensory Stimuli Vital for Young, Speaker Says" Los Angeles Times (Mar 25, 1986)
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
“The deprivation of physical sensory pleasure is the principle root cause of violence.”
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
