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<p>In this article, I aim to restore the original meaning of William Stern’s concept of worldview and compare it to Jerome Bruner’s cultural psychology, particularly his theory of narrative dynamics. Stern’s early research on worldviews has been largely overlooked by contemporary scholars, despite its valuable implications for understanding both human action in the external world and the process of self-construction. Through this comparison, I demonstrate that Bruner’s narrative psychology has yet to adequately address the issue of agency when speaking about narratives. Specifically, Bruner’s framework would benefit from the inclusion of a conceptual system that accounts for purpose and meaningfulness, as well as mechanisms for identifying when a narrative has become overly ideological or narrow-minded. The implications for Sternian psychology focus on how an individual can engage with multiple communities and cultivate a pluralistic attitude, thereby enriching their personal life philosophy. Finally, I propose a potential pathway for integrating narratives and worldviews, suggesting that interconnected narratives can evolve into higher-order structures, which I hypothesize to be worldviews.</p>

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Comparing J. Bruner with W. Stern: Differences and Similarities Between Worldviews and Narratives

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    2025年3月14日

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  • Enno von Fircks

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In this article, I aim to restore the original meaning of William Stern’s concept of worldview and compare it to Jerome Bruner’s cultural psychology, particularly his theory of narrative dynamics. Stern’s early research on worldviews has been largely overlooked by contemporary scholars, despite its valuable implications for understanding both human action in the external world and the process of self-construction. Through this comparison, I demonstrate that Bruner’s narrative psychology has yet to adequately address the issue of agency when speaking about narratives. Specifically, Bruner’s framework would benefit from the inclusion of a conceptual system that accounts for purpose and meaningfulness, as well as mechanisms for identifying when a narrative has become overly ideological or narrow-minded. The implications for Sternian psychology focus on how an individual can engage with multiple communities and cultivate a pluralistic attitude, thereby enriching their personal life philosophy. Finally, I propose a potential pathway for integrating narratives and worldviews, suggesting that interconnected narratives can evolve into higher-order structures, which I hypothesize to be worldviews.