Rogers' Concept of the Actualizing Tendency in Relation to Darwinian Theory / Rogers' Konzept der Aktualisierungstendenz in Bezug zur Theorie Darwins / El concepto de Rogers de la tendencia actualizante en relación a la teoría Darwiniana / Le concept de la tendance actualisante de Rogers par rapport à la théorie Darwinienne / O conceito Rogeriano de tendência actualizante em relação com o Darwinismo /

Marvin E. Frankel, Lisbeth Sommerbeck, Howard C. Rachlin

2010-03-01articlePerson-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies8 citationsclosed

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Human Behavior and Motivation Philosophy and Theoretical Science Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology

Abstract

This paper examines Rogers' view of the actualizing tendency in the context of Darwin's theory of natural selection and concludes that the concept of the actualizing tendency as formulated by Rogers is incompatible with Darwin's theory and thus doubtful as a scientifically valid concept.

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