I read some Nietszche recently
he was saying something along the lines of 'pride will always overcome memory' basically suggesting that if we do something that people consider 'evil' whilst our memory initially remembers the events as they were, i.e. you performing the 'evil' event, but these memories will be overwritten with your own pride.
( GrandmaOfShoes, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:57, archived)

I don't know if that's philosophy or psychology.
Sounds more like psychology to me, though. People do get defensive, and confabulate.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:02, archived)

It was philosophy
it's been confirmed by psychology. I forget what it's called, I think it was a Kahneman and Tversky bias.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:07, archived)