Philosophical Dimensions of Personal Construct Psychology

by Bill Warren

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134703258
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/11/2002
Series:	Routledge Progress in Psychology
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	214
File size:	435 KB

About the Author

Bill Warren

Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Locating philosophy 2 Links and latencies 3 Constructivisms 4 Structuralism and beyond 5 The problem of the self 6 Philosophical psychology, 7 Psychotechnology, 8 Political and social life, 9 Being human, making meaning, Conclusion