Human Potentialities: The Challenge and the PromiseHerbert Arthur Otto The first six papers in this collection were originally presented at the American Psychological Association's annual meeting in 1966 in New York City, as a part of a symposium of the same name (Human Potentialities: The Challenge and the Promise). The six symposium members made some changes and additions in their presentations. The additional papers are also original contributions by scientists and pioneers in the forefront of that growing edge, called the human potentialities movement. |
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... Sense of Power and Influence I believe that one critical index of human potential is the degree to which one perceives himself as being powerful . This sense of power may or may not be related to one's capacities or to one's power as ...
... Sense of Power and Influence I believe that one critical index of human potential is the degree to which one perceives himself as being powerful . This sense of power may or may not be related to one's capacities or to one's power as ...
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... sense that personal development is a life - long undertaking full of obstacles and adventures . This sense of life - long quest is developing , I think , into something like the ancient Eastern idea of sadhana , the quest for ...
... sense that personal development is a life - long undertaking full of obstacles and adventures . This sense of life - long quest is developing , I think , into something like the ancient Eastern idea of sadhana , the quest for ...
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... sense that a threshold has been crossed , a clear feeling that something has happened to one's way of being ... sense that " this is what life is all about , " a sense that " this is it . " With powerful feeling comes powerful knowing ...
... sense that a threshold has been crossed , a clear feeling that something has happened to one's way of being ... sense that " this is what life is all about , " a sense that " this is it . " With powerful feeling comes powerful knowing ...
Contents
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TWO THE UNFOLDING IMAGES OF | 12 |
Three CULTURE AND THE HUMAN POTENTIAL | 21 |
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