“The deprivation of physical sensory pleasure is the principle root cause of violence.”
James W. Prescott (1930) American psychologist
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
“Most of our 'pleasure' activities appear to be substitutes for the natural sensory pleasures of touching.”
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
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James W. Prescott (1930) American psychologist
"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
