Projects Overview (Explanations) Human Development Project
(Explanations) Method: Criteria and definitions Human
Development Project There are many ways in which human
development is understood and many concepts that imply
particular understandings of human development. Some of these
are very narrow in focus. Some are very broad. In the case of
modes of human awareness the situation is even more confused,
with many denying the existence of states that others consider
essential to an understanding of humanity and its future
potential. To clarify the situation, without imposing yet
another set of constraints, a very broad approach has been taken
in selecting material for inclusion. The criteria are such that
the user is confronted with the challenge of deciding whether
particular items are relevant or irrelevant to an understanding
of human development, either in western or other cultures. The
whole question of modes of awareness is further confused by the
meaning, if any, to be attached to "consciousness". The