Between Psychotherapy and PhilosophyISBN: 978-1-86156-401-6
Paperback
180 pages
March 2004
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Since its formation in 1965, the Philadelphia Association has
carved out a unique position in the world of psychotherapy,
particularly through its engagement with philosophy, especially
phenomenology and post-phenomenology. It has also developed and
maintained a critical and sceptical questioning of much that is
taken for granted both in the theory of psychoanalysis and in the
various practices of psychotherapy. With contributions from leading
members, this book shows some of the rich and provocative thinking
within the Philadelphia Association today and constitutes an
intervention on a number of questions central to the development of
psychotherapy. For example, John Heaton questions psychotherapy's
concepts of normality while Peter Lomas questions psychotherapy's
lack of a sense of wonder and its need for what he calls
re-enchantment. Guy Thompson subjects the idea of the unconscious
to a rigorous scrutiny from a Heideggerian position and Barbara
Latham looks at the much-neglected but crucial issue of language in
therapy from the standpoint of someone who is not just a therapist
but a writer of stories.
This book will be of interest to psychotherapists and counsellors who have an interest in philosophical issues. It will also be of interest to anyone looking for new and challenging perspectives on therapeutic matters.