Archetypes in Religion and Beyond - A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration - Robert M. Ellis
i. Evidence and Testability
Archetypes in Religion and Beyond - A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration - Robert M. Ellis
Robert M. Ellis [+]
Middle Way Society
Robert M. Ellis is author of a range of interdisciplinary books on Middle Way Philosophy, both within and beyond Buddhism. These have included The Buddha’s Middle Way: Experiential Judgement in His Life and Teaching (Equinox Publishing, 2019) and Archetypes in Religion and Beyond: A Practical Theory of Human Integration and Inspiration (Equinox Publishing, 2022). He is also founder of the Middle Way Society and of Tirylan House Retreat Centre in Wales.
Description
In principle, the operation of schematic functions can be evidenced by testing their operation amongst a wide range of people – this could take the form of a development of previous research into prototypes. Diachronic schematic function could specifically be tested through lifetime studies of maturation (such as those discussed by Vaillant), particularly using the psychological measures of wisdom developed by Grossmann.