Solar Conscience, Lunar Conscience: An Essay on the Psychological Foundations of Morality, Lawfulness, & the Sense of Justice

Murray Stein explores the origins and work of conscience. What is that “still small voice”? Using the myths of Orestes and Prometheus as examples, he defines solar conscience as an inner voice that represents the values of society, and lunar conscience as an instinctive inner sense which seeks to fulfill underlying qualities of right and wrong.