Person

Murray Bowen

Psychiatrist and theorist of family systems—differentiation, anxiety transmission, and multigenerational patterns.

Why this matters

Bowen links emotional process to systemic stability—how pressure moves through networks that look rational on paper.

Works

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Family Therapy in Clinical Practice

Bowen, Murray. *Family Therapy in Clinical Practice*. New York: Jason Aronson, 1978.

Related books

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When Authority Outlives Accountability

A Lens for Moral Leadership

A leadership lens on how authority can persist after accountability erodes, and what moral leadership requires to restore integrity in that gap. For institutional persistence after harm, see When Accountability No Longer Expires (upcoming).

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When Moral Seriousness Scales

Judgment Under Distance and Pressure

An exploration of how moral responsibility changes under scale, speed, and institutional distance, and how to preserve humane judgment anyway.