Philosophical dimensions of personal construct psychology [[electronic resource] /] / Bill Warren

• Autore: Warren William <1942->
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (213 p.)
• Disciplina: 150.19/8
• Soggetto topico: Personal construct theory - Philosophy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-191) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; A note on citations; Introduction; 1 Locating philosophy; History; Developments; Domains; Modes; Concluding comment; 2 Links and latencies; Direct references; Latencies; Constructive alternativism as philosophy; Realism and idealism; Concluding comment; 3 Constructivisms; Social theory; Psychology; Concluding comment; 4 Structuralism and beyond; Structuralism and poststructuralism; Modernity and postmodernity; Psychology and postmodernity; Concluding comment; 5 The problem of the self; The notion of the self ; Decentred and recentred subjectsConstructing selves; The self in personal construct psychology; Concluding comment; 6 Philosophical psychology; Philosophy of science; Cognitive science; Determinism and free will; Philosophical issues in clinical psychology; A caveat; Concluding comment; 7 Psychotechnology; Psychotechnology, applied psychology, technology; Personal construct psychology and applied psychology; Personal construct psychotherapy as praxis; Concluding comment; 8 Political and social life; The social-political in personal construct psychology; The egalitarian outlook; Ideology ; ReligionConcluding comment; 9 Being human, making meaning; Hermeneutics; Personal construct psychology and hermeneutics; Psychological philosophical anthropology; Concluding comment; Conclusion; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book traces the philosophical history of Personal Construct Psychology through the broad and complex tradition of phenomenology and thinkers such as Spinoza, Hegel and Heidegger. The author also gives credit to the influence of general creative and dramatic literature across a variety of cultures. Specific issues addressed in depth include the position of Personal Construct Psychology with regard to philosophy of science, determinism and free will, concepts of mental illness and the implications for social and political philosophy.
• Titolo autorizzato: Philosophical dimensions of personal construct psychology
• ISBN: 1-134-70326-0; 1-280-33479-7; 0-203-00469-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454861003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge progress in psychology ; ; 4.