Maneviyat Bir Zekâ mıdır? Güdülenme, Biliş ve Nihaî İlgi Psikolojisi

Year 2008, Issue: 35, 133 - 158, 05.03.2014

Robert Emmons Ali Mehmedoğlu , Fatma Şengül

Abstract

Bu makale, maneviyatı (spirituality) bir zekâ biçimi olarak incelemektedir. İnsanlara gündelik
hayatlarında problemleri çözme ve amaçlara ulaşma imkânı sağlayan birtakım yetenek ve marifetler
maneviyatın kanıtı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Manevî zekânın beş unsuru şu şekilde tanımlanmıştır:
(a) Aşkın/müteâl için kapasite; (b) yüksek manevî bilinç durumlarına girme yeteneği;
(c) günlük faaliyet, olay ve ilişkileri bir kutsal duygusu ile kuşatma yeteneği; (d) hayat meselelerini
çözmek için manevî kaynaklardan yararlanma yeteneği; (e) erdemli davranma ya da erdemli
olma (affetme, şükran duyma, mütevazi olma, şefkat gösterme vb.) yeteneği. Maneviyatın bir zekâ
için gereken ölçütleri karşıladığına ilişkin kanıtlar gözden geçirilmiştir. Maneviyatın bir zekâ çatısı
dahilinde incelenmesinin îmâları tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

anahtar bir boyutudur. Hedefler, güdüler ve değerler gibi güdüsel birimler, çevresel uyarıcılara bağlı olarak çeşitli düzeylerde harekete geçirilebilecek hiyerarşik bir sistem oluştururlar

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