Axiomempiricalv1
Human development includes a stage-appropriate drive to
Human development includes a stage-appropriate drive to contribute to what outlasts the self.
Why This Is an Axiom
Erikson's concept of generativity versus stagnation as a developmental stage. This is an empirical claim about human psychological development—that there exists a predictable developmental task involving investment beyond the self, validated by subsequent research (McAdams, de St. Aubin). Not derivable from other axioms.