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G Gordon Worley III in Map and Territory

Dec 30, 2020

A Model of Ontological Development

In this post I present a model of human psychological development based on increases in the structural complexity of ontology. Or more simply, it’s a model about how human minds grow in terms of how complex their models of the world are. It breaks down development into…

G Gordon Worley III in Map and Territory

Jun 4, 2017

The Personal Growth Cycle

We encounter psychology in our lives mainly through dysfunction. That is, people generally go to see psychologists…

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G Gordon Worley III in Map and Territory

Apr 23, 2017

Unstaging Developmental Psychology

It’s no secret that I think there is some there there when it comes to developmental psychology. However, I must admit theories of psychological development have some weaknesses. One issue we run into right away is that they sound elitist, and for many that’s enough to…

G Gordon Worley III in Map and Territory

Nov 7, 2016

The Developmental Role of Play

When I was a kid, maybe around 8 or 9, I had a cabinet full of Legos. To the casual observer it was a few messy shelves crammed with plastic blocks, but to me it was a portal into another world. Opening it up I’d see little buildings and people resting in suspended…

G Gordon Worley III in Map and Territory

Sep 10, 2016

In Defense of Kegan

I find Kegan’s model of psychological development extremely useful. Some folks I know disagree on various grounds. These…

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