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SourceIllness As Metaphor (1978), ch. 7 (pp. 55-56)

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“A large part of the popularity and persuasiveness of psychology comes from its being a sublimated spiritualism: a secular, ostensibly scientific way of affirming the primacy of ''spirit'' over matter.”
— Susan Sontag
VerifiedIllness As Metaphor (1978), ch. 7 (pp. 55-56) · evidencePsychology

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Sontag, S. (n.d.). A large part of the popularity and persuasiveness of psychology comes from its being a sublimated spiritualism: a secular, ostensibly scientific way of affirming the primacy of ''spirit'' over matter. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34877-a-large-part-of-the-popularity-and-persuasiveness/

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Sontag, Susan. “A large part of the popularity and persuasiveness of psychology comes from its being a sublimated spiritualism: a secular, ostensibly scientific way of affirming the primacy of ''spirit'' over matter.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34877-a-large-part-of-the-popularity-and-persuasiveness/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Sontag, Susan. “A large part of the popularity and persuasiveness of psychology comes from its being a sublimated spiritualism: a secular, ostensibly scientific way of affirming the primacy of ''spirit'' over matter.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34877-a-large-part-of-the-popularity-and-persuasiveness/.

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