Human Development and the Spiritual Life
How Consciousness Grows toward Transformation
Published on 6. December 2012
IX, 207 pages
978-1-4615-0657-7 (ISBN)
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The author proposes a theory of the development of consciousness in which ego is the central agent of socialization and culture and the driving force behind individual self-control and self-regulation. He reviews the literature on identity and narrative; outlines the fields of intellectual, self, moral, and consciousness development; and discusses the evidence indicating that the development of consciousness trancends the limitations of conventional ego development.
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Ronald R. Irwin
Human Development and the Spiritual Life
How Consciousness Grows toward Transformation
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09/2012
Springer
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Content
I: A Sketch for a Theory of Psychology.- 1. The Relevance of Psychology to Spiritual Development.- 2. The Nature of Development.- 3. Evolution.- 4. Impulse Control and Repression.- 5. Cognition.- 6. Language.- II: On the Threshold of the Spirit.- 7. Identity.- 8. Narrative.- 9. Epistemic Knowing.- 10. Knowing the Self.- 11. Social and Moral Knowing.- 12. Cosmic Knowing.- Conclusion.- References.
