Human Potentialities1958 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 75
Page 37
... tion , as we shall see in detail in Chapters 5-9 . This view of human nature is so simplified as to be an abstrac- tion , but it seems useful as a springboard . I believe that it is legiti- mate to find a place , as I have attempted ...
... tion , as we shall see in detail in Chapters 5-9 . This view of human nature is so simplified as to be an abstrac- tion , but it seems useful as a springboard . I believe that it is legiti- mate to find a place , as I have attempted ...
Page 89
... tion that interferes with thinking and , most of all , the canaliza- tion upon oneself . Another " stabilizing ” —or shackling - force with which human- ity must cope is a type of self - reference that results from the process of self ...
... tion that interferes with thinking and , most of all , the canaliza- tion upon oneself . Another " stabilizing ” —or shackling - force with which human- ity must cope is a type of self - reference that results from the process of self ...
Page 212
... tion and strengthening of complex democratic processes - proc- esses by which at least the general assent by the common run of mankind must be obtained for those innovations upon which new social patterns may be based . This entails ...
... tion and strengthening of complex democratic processes - proc- esses by which at least the general assent by the common run of mankind must be obtained for those innovations upon which new social patterns may be based . This entails ...
Contents
Our Twentiethcentury Vantage Point | 3 |
The Invention of Culture | 47 |
How We Come to Want What We Want | 60 |
Copyright | |
9 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
achieve activity adaptive radiation appear arts aspects association psychology autisms basic become biological canalization capacity cathexis central nervous system century changes child complex conception cosmic craving creative cultural curiosity depend discovered discovery drives emergence environment evolution example existence experience extrapolation fact factors freedom fulfillment genes genetic give given goals Gordon Allport homogamy human potentialities hypnosis ideas impulse individual intellectual interac interaction invention involved James Harvey Robinson Julian Huxley kind Kurt Lewin learning living man's mankind means ment mind modes mold move organization patterns perception period person physical possible principle problem psychoanalysis psychology reality relation response rhythms rigid satisfactions science fiction scientific sense sensitive sensory sheer simian social society specific structure things thinking thought tion tive trends tural ture types understanding World War II