Transpersonal Hot Spots: Reflections on the New Editions of up from Eden, the Atman Project, and Eye to Eye
Journal of Humanistic Psychology October 1, 1997 DOI: 10.1177/00221678970374006 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that spiritual knowledge can be grounded and confirmed, and relates it to rational and empirical knowledge, while discussing cultural evolution and stages of human development. |
Abstract
The author reviews a dozen "hot spots" in humanistic and transpersonal studies by reflecting on the new forewords to three ofhis books. Tbpics include cultural evolution, the nature of conventional as well as higher stages of human development, the possibility of grounding and confirming spiritual knowledge, and the relation of such spiritual knowledge to rational and empirical knowledge. The author concludes with an explanation of the structure of one of his most recent books, Sex, Ecology, Spirituality.