In Order to Qualify as a "Postformal Thinker," What Must

question 89

Multiple Choice

In order to qualify as a "postformal thinker," what must you be able to accept?

• A) egocentric thought as a necessity
• B) the existence of a single truth
• C) experience as the source of all knowledge
• D) contradiction as normal

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Definitions:

Pattern

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Manifestations of Field Patterning

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Theory of Accelerating Change

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Theory of Uncertainty in Illness

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