From Philosophy to Psychotherapy : : A Phenomenological Model for Psychology, Psychiatry, and Psychoanalysis / / Edwin L. Hersch.

Presenting a highly innovative exploration of the relationship between philosophical and psychological issues, Edwin L. Hersch argues that psychological theories and practices inescapably rest upon a series of philosophical positions ? whether they are acknowledged and reflected upon or not. To exam...

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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©2003
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables, Charts, Figures, and Diagrams
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1.'Know Thy Philosophical Self'
  • Part I. Ontology: The Groundwork and Foundation
  • 2. Ontology (Level A): The Question of Reality
  • 3. Ontology (Level B): Our Basic Position or Relation to Reality
  • Part II. General Epistemology: The Framework and Infrastructure
  • 4. General Epistemology (Level C): The Question of Knowledge in General
  • 5. Validity (Level D): How Do We Validate or Assign Truth-Value to What We Know?
  • Part III. Field-Specific Epistemology: The Basic Layout and Design
  • 6. Field-Specific Epistemology (Level E): The Nature and Limits of Knowledge within a Specific Field or Discipline
  • 7. Field-Specific Validity (Level F): How Do We Validate What We Know in 'the Psychotherapy Situation'?
  • Part IV. Psychology: The 'Finished' Living and Working Areas
  • 8. Psychology (Level G), Part One: The General Context of Human Experience
  • 9. Psychology (Level G), Part Two: Psychotherapy and Encounters in the Purple Zone
  • 10. Psychology (Level G), Part Three: The Beams-of-Light-through- Time Model Applied to a Clinical Case, and a New Approach to the Mental Status Examination
  • 11. Psychology (Level G), Part Four: Examining Our Philosophical Differences in the Psychological Field
  • Philosophy is Unavoidable
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index