Vryheid in menslike identiteitsvorming en sinbelewing: alternatiewe vir deterministiese benaderings
Representatives of humanist approaches in psychology answer the basic question o f the meaningfulness o f life by overemphasizing human freedom, thereby differing from determinist schools. Man forms his own identity in an independent way, via the possibilities of a free choice o f objectives and ide...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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1992-01-01
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| Series: | Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship |
| Online Access: | https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/774 |
| Summary: | Representatives of humanist approaches in psychology answer the basic question o f the meaningfulness o f life by overemphasizing human freedom, thereby differing from determinist schools. Man forms his own identity in an independent way, via the possibilities of a free choice o f objectives and ideals and by means of his freedom in adapting to circumstances. In this article the concepts o f meaning and identity, as presented by four prominent humanist psychologists, ‘are investigated. In spite of doing justice to the humanity of man to a larger extent than in the case of determinist theories, humanist approaches fall short f presenting an integrated view of man implied by the Biblical perspective on the central religious dimension o f the existence of man. Nevertheless, these theories entail insights that can be integrated into an own theory within the framework of the reformational paradigm. |
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| ISSN: | 0023-270X 2304-8557 |