Narcissism and Human Development

Wilber (2000) explains “narcissism is not simply the overvaluing of the self and its abilities, but a concomitant undervaluing of others and their contributions” (p. 17).

I see, narcissists mean that they have not simply too much self-esteem, but also they tend to undervalue others too much…  Moreover, Wilber (2000) refers “Each developmental wave is a decrease in narcissism and an increase in consciousness (or increase in the capacity to take deeper and wider perspectives into account)” (p. 20).  In that sense, narcissists stop their development as human beings, and perhaps they proceed against human evolution…

 Reference

A Theory of Everything: An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science and Spirituality

Integral theory in action: applied, theoretical, and constructive perspectives on the AQAL model

I bought this book in Japan, but I didn’t even look over the articles at all.  So, I picked up and read some articles from my interest.  If you are interested in the contents, I recommend reading them.  Please check the contents of table.

 Table of contents

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1 Why does human consciousness develop?  Why do some people develop highly?  Why do some people stop the development of consciousness?

2 What’s the purpose of education?