Rollo May Part 2 Flashcards
Define care
a state in which people and things matter and have meaning; found in healthy individuals
Link between care and love
Love arises from care. Without care, there is no love.
What is the result of no love without care?
empty sentimentality (like) or plain arousal (lust)
Link between care and will
Care is source of will: related to intentionality
What is the result of no will if no care
will power (manipulation) or wish (imagination)
Define union of love and will
union of care, choice and responsibility
The four types of courage
- physical courage (body used to cultivate empathy)
- Moral Courage (taking a stand for something)
- Social courage (risk of self to achieve intimacy)
- Creative courage
Define an authentic artist
one who gives birth to new reality
Define the creative process
encounter with an idea or inner vision
Artists must not be passive but…
receptive
What must the creative person be willing to endure
anxiety in attempt to force meaning into meaniglessness
Define existential freedom
Freedom of doing: freedom to act on choices
Define essential freedom
Freedom of being: allows people to face destiny
Define destiny
situatedness and the possibility associated with it
What is the paradox of freedom and destiny?
freedom owes vitality to destiny