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Human Development and the Spiritual Life

How Consciousness Grows toward Transformation

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  • © 2002

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Authors:
  1. Ronald R. Irwin

    1. Brockville, Canada

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Part of the book series: The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging (SSAD)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. A Sketch for a Theory of Psychology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Relevance of Psychology to Spiritual Development

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      Pages 3-24

    3. The Nature of Development

      • Ronald R. Irwin
      Pages 25-33

    4. Evolution

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      Pages 35-47

    5. Impulse Control and Repression

      • Ronald R. Irwin
      Pages 49-64

    6. Cognition

      • Ronald R. Irwin
      Pages 65-78

    7. Language

      • Ronald R. Irwin
      Pages 79-89

  3. On the Threshold of the Spirit

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Identity

      • Ronald R. Irwin
      Pages 93-107

    3. Narrative

      • Ronald R. Irwin
      Pages 109-135

    4. Epistemic Knowing

      • Ronald R. Irwin
      Pages 137-147

    5. Knowing the Self

      • Ronald R. Irwin
      Pages 149-168

    6. Social and Moral Knowing

      • Ronald R. Irwin
      Pages 169-174

    7. Cosmic Knowing

      • Ronald R. Irwin
      Pages 175-190

  4. Conclusion

    1. Conclusion

      • Ronald R. Irwin
      Pages 191-193

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 195-207
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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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Brockville, Canada

    Ronald R. Irwin

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