Category: History of the Theories, Beliefs, and Doctrines on the Will
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Will (Philosophy)
See also Will (philosophy) – Summary for the key points in each section. From Encyclopædia Britannica 1911. The original author was Henry Herbert Williams. Will in philosophy WILL, in philosophy. The “Problem of Freedom” provides in reality a common title under which are grouped difficulties and questions of varying and divergent interest and character. These…
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Will (Catholic Encyclopedia)
(Latin voluntas, Greek boúlesis, “willing” German Wille, French volonté). This article treats of will in its psychological aspect. The term will as used in Catholic philosophy, may be briefly defined as the faculty of choice; it is classified among the appetites, and is contrasted with those which belong either to the merely sensitive or to…
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Thelema
The word itself is the English transliteration of the Koine Greek noun θέλημα: “will”, from the verb θέλω: to will, wish, purpose. Early Christian writings use the word to refer to the will of God, the human will, and even the will of God’s opponent, the Devil. Thelema as a philosophy of life, is based…
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Silvano Arieti
Silvano Arieti (born in Pisa, Italy on June 28, 1914 and died in New York on August 7, 1981) was a psychiatrist regarded in his time as one of the world’s foremost authorities on schizophrenia. He received his M.D. from the University of Pisa but left Italy soon after because of Mussolini’s increasingly fascist racial…
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Rollo May
Rollo May (April 21, 1909, Ada, Ohio – October 22, 1994, Tiburon, California) was an American existential psychologist, authoring the influential book Love and Will in 1969. Although he is often associated with humanistic psychology, he differs from other humanistic psychologists such as Virginia Satir, Abraham Maslow or Carl Rogers in showing a sharper awareness…
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Roberto Assagioli
Roberto Assagioli (Venice,February 27, 1888 – Capolona d’Arezzo, August 23, 1974) was an Italian psychiatrist who was the founder of the psychological movement known as Psychosynthesis. For further biographical details see the Roberto Assagioli Wikipedia entry. Roberto Assagioli’s Concept of the Will See the entry on Psychosynthesis. Selected Works See Also External Links
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Psychosynthesis
Psychosynthesis is an approach to personal development and psychology developed by Roberto Assagioli. It has since been developed and extended further by various other individuals and groups. For general information see the Wikipedia Psychosynthesis entry. Psychosynthesis Concept of the Will The concepts relating to the will originated with Roberto Assagioli teachings. See Roberto Assagioli’s Concept…
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Paul Foster Case
Paul Foster Case (October 3, 1884 – March 2, 1954) was an American occultist of the early 20th Century and author of numerous books on tarot and Kabbalah. Perhaps his greatest contributions to the field of occultism were the lessons he wrote for associate members of Builders of the Adytum. The Knowledge Lectures given to…
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Otto Rank
Otto Rank (April 22, 1884 – October 31, 1939) was an Austrian psychoanalyst. Born in Vienna as Otto Rosenfeld, he was one of Sigmund Freud’s closest colleagues for twenty years, a prolific writer on psychoanalytic themes, an editor of the two most important analytic journals, managing director of Freud’s publishing house and a creative theorist.…
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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in the areas of logic, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language. For further biographical details see the Ludwig Wittgenstein Wikipedia entry. Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Concept of the Will From The Philosophical Investigations §611-630: 611.…