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Dr. '''Morgan Scott Peck''' (22 May 1936 - 25 September 2005) was an American [[psychologist]] best known, however, as the author of the best-selling ''[[The Road Less Travelled]]''. Despite advocating responsibility, restraint and self-discipline in what has been described as "the ultimate self-help manual," which later sold over 10 million copies worldwide, he openly admitted in later works and interviews that such qualities were lacking within himself.
Dr. '''Morgan Scott Peck''' (22 May 1936 - 25 September 2005) was an American [[psychiatrist]] best known, however, as the author of the best-selling ''[[The Road Less Travelled]]''. Despite advocating responsibility, restraint and self-discipline in what has been described as "the ultimate self-help manual," which later sold over 10 million copies worldwide, he openly admitted in later works and interviews that such qualities were lacking within himself.
== Biography ==
== Biography ==
During this time, he also found himself being drawn from his earlier beliefs in Eastern mysticism towards mainstream Christianity and on March 9, 1980 at the age of 43, he was non-denominationally baptized by a [[Methodist]] minister in an [[Episcopalian]] convent.
During this time, he also found himself being drawn from his earlier beliefs in Eastern mysticism towards mainstream Christianity and on March 9, 1980 at the age of 43, he was non-denominationally baptized by a [[Methodist]] minister in an [[Episcopalian]] convent.
The opening words of ''The Road Less Traveled'' read, "Life is difficult" and this certainly applicable to Peck himself. In a classic example of "Do as I say, not as I do," although Peck advocated self-discipline, restraint, and responsibility in his books, in an interview given not long before his death, he claimed he was lacking in such qualities, describing himself as "...a self-deluding, gin-sodden, chain-smoking neurotic whose life was characterised by incessant infidelity and an inability to relate to his parents or children." He concluded my saying "I'm a prophet, not a saint."
The opening words of ''The Road Less Traveled'' read, "Life is difficult" and this certainly applicable to Peck himself. In a classic example of "Do as I say, not as I do," although Peck advocated self-discipline, restraint, and responsibility in his books, in an interview given not long before his death, he claimed he was lacking in such qualities, describing himself as "...a self-deluding, gin-sodden, chain-smoking neurotic whose life was characterised by incessant infidelity and an inability to relate to his parents or children." He concluded by saying "I'm a prophet, not a saint."
== List of M.Scott Peck's published works ==
== List of M.Scott Peck's published works ==
*''Golf and the Spirit: Lessons for the Journey'' (1999)
*''Golf and the Spirit: Lessons for the Journey'' (1999)
==Quotes==
*... we do not yet have a body of [[scientific knowledge]] about human [[evil]] deserving of being called a [[psychology]]. Why not? The concept of evil has been central to religious thought for millennia. Yet it is virtually absent from our science of [[psychology]] — which one might think would be vitally concerned with the matter. (''People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil'', pp. 39–40)
*As well as being the Father of Lies, Satan may be said to be the spirit of [[mental illness]]. In ''The Road Less Traveled'' I defined [[mental health]] as “an ongoing process of dedication to reality at all costs.” Satan is utterly dedicated to opposing that process. In fact, the best definition I have for Satan is that it is a real spirit of unreality. (''People of the Lie'', p. 207)
[[Category:Authors|M Scott Peck]]
==External links==
* [http://www.mscottpeck.com/html/biography.html M Scott Peck Homepage]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2005/oct/05/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries Obituary in the Guardian]
* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2005/09/28/db2801.xml Obituary in the Daily Telegraph]
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[[Category:American Authors]]