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Coan, Richard W.

 
9781481736268: Human Consciousness and Its Evolution: A Multidimensional View
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ISBN 10 : 1481736264 ISBN 13 : 9781481736268
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2013

Synopsis

How has human consciousness evolved from its primitive origins, and what course will it take in the future? How should it develop in an individual from infancy and through childhood and the adult years? Such questions have been the focus of many writers and many religious and philosophical traditions, both Eastern and Western. Most writers and traditions conceive of psychic evolution in terms of one universal pattern, and the evolutionary goal considered by a given writer or tradition may be one of rationality, love, or transcendence of one's individual separateness. The author contends that we may conceptualize the goal of psychic evolution in terms of any of five different modes of fulfillment. We can recognize higher and lower levels of attainment in each of these modes. Whatever mode an individual emphasizes, it is easy to recognize a value in having access to other modes. In the author's view, we need to recognize alternative pathways of psychic evolution. The pathways will differ with respect to the modes that are emphasized and the nature of the interplay of different modes.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

How has human consciousness evolved from its primitive origins, and what course will it take in the future? How should it develop in an individual from infancy and through childhood and the adult years? Such questions have been the focus of many writers and many religious and philosophical traditions, both Eastern and Western. Most writers and traditions conceive of psychic evolution in terms of one universal pattern, and the evolutionary goal considered by a given writer or tradition may be one of rationality, love, or transcendence of one's individual separateness. The author contends that we may conceptualize the goal of psychic evolution in terms of any of five different modes of fulfillment. We can recognize higher and lower levels of attainment in each of these modes. Whatever mode an individual emphasizes, it is easy to recognize a value in having access to other modes. In the author's view, we need to recognize alternative pathways of psychic evolution. The pathways will differ with respect to the modes that are emphasized and the nature of the interplay of different modes.

Biographie de l'auteur

Richard W. Coan is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology. As a Professor at the University of Arizona, he specialized in personality theory and did research with both children and adults. Throughout his life, he has pursued interests in Jungian theory, the psychology of religion, Eastern thought, mythology, and archetypal symbolism. In addition to writings in psychology, he has composed music and written poetry and novels.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1481736264
ISBN 13 
9781481736268
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
308
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