Those are three basic ingredients for human satisfaction. As a child I enjoyed the autonomy I did have. I could go where I wanted on my bike. But being a child is not an especially autonomous phase of life. I had to be in school every day. I did not have the freedom to decide on my own religious practices.
Relatedness was also a double-edge sword. I had a family and felt part of that, and friends at school, but as a child one's status is low within the family and the peer group is not freely chosen.
Competence is a another matter. I was good at some things and not at others, but as a child the world defines your competence in very specific ways: you don't have the autonomy to say you aren't interested in being competent at something.
Autonomy/Liberty, Relatedness/Fraternity, Competence/Equality -
ResponderEliminarAren't these the three areas of learning at each stage of development in becoming a human being? How much of each one can need and accommodate.
I don't see any relation between égalité and competence. After all, competence is one thing that makes us unequal.
ResponderEliminarI was thinking that without equal (fair play) opportunities to pursue our different competencies, only certain competencies are endorsed or allowed. Which I thought was part of your point.
ResponderEliminarOk. I get what you are saying.
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