Determinisme en getemperde determinisme in enkele psigologiese beskouings oor sin enidentiteit

Abstract

Oiic of Ihc most fimdamental questions of life is the question of meaning. The way in which man answers this, to a large extent determines his idenlily. This article invesligales the views on meaning a n d identity as implicitly or explicitly stated by representatives of psychological schools in which man determinism is stressed rather than his freedom. It fo cu se s on the view of man inherent in each of these approaches. The positive elements are appreciated while there is a simultaneous highlighting of the immanent problems.