There's a book by Quenk called Beside Ourselves which discusses it, but only really the negative aspects. Personally, I think it's obviously a survival trait that, when everything else is failed, we are hardwired to try being the exact opposite of hadn't been working out. It can be highly useful.
And I should say in fairness, the term "shadow" gets applied by different type theorists differently. Some, when talking about the shadow mean something different (and I think Quenk is one such).
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Date: 2005-08-17 03:12 am (UTC)And I should say in fairness, the term "shadow" gets applied by different type theorists differently. Some, when talking about the shadow mean something different (and I think Quenk is one such).