Human Development and the Spiritual Life: How Consciousness Grows toward Transformation [Hardcover]

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.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.GPSR ComplianceThe European Union's (EU) General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) is a set of rules that requires consumer products to be safe and our obligations to ensure this.If you have any concerns about our products you can contact us on ProductSafety@springernature.com.In case Publisher is established outside the EU, the EU authorized representative is:Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbHEuropaplatz 369115 Heidelberg, GermanyProductSafety@springernature.com