And I spoke of the formative tendency of the universe, which is democratic and non-aggressive. The espouser of capitalism believed that any attempt by a community to control the behavior of one of its members was anathema. As I see it, the person-centered approach does allow for control of others. For example, if I see a child about to errantly cross the road, I will restrain it. However, the type of control over others allowed and encouraged by capitalism seems to contradict the essence of the person-centered approach, which is that we not control the everyday actions of others, such as the speed at which tasks are completed and the manner in which tasks are accomplished.
Capitalism thus demands of capitalists a cut-throat ethic.
It seems to me that this is so here in the United States of America as the twentieth century is being completed in this common era when it comes to capitalism. It would seem that this defensive attachment to an idea needs to be challenged so that capitalism is brought down off the pedestal rightly deserved by the formative tendency of the universe. It is rather my belief that all forms of action ought to be informed by consideration of the formative tendency of the universe. I do not believe that capitalism or top-down state socialism can incorporate a valuing of the formative tendency in the universe. As I see it, a new economic philosophy is required for one's economic actions to be consistent with the person-centered philosophy.