Personal Growth

A more common expression for 'Individual Evolvement' is 'personal growth'. That Growth is a recognized physiological principle, and that people can continue to grow in a variety of respects even after physical growth has reached a limit, are familiar to most. Nevertheless, that 'Personal Growth' might be a fundamental human Principle has hitherto eluded most theorists, for which there seem to be three main reasons. First, is the predominance of 'Self-Preservation' theories of human nature, with respect to which Growth is a merely extrinsic phenomenon. Second, is the predominance of Teleological theories of human nature, entailing some concept of unsurpassable perfection, e. g. Rational being, the Soul, the actualizable Self, etc., with respect to which Growth can be no more than a means. Third is the lack of any constructive Principle of Diversification, without which description of Growth is impossible. The Material Principle, Becoming-Diverse, in general, fills that lack, so its manifestation in the Individual, Exposition, facilitates the presentation of a theory of human nature that can more easily accommodate some familiar phenomena than the predominant traditional theories have been able to.