Heart and Soul : The Therapeutic Face of Philosophy

Philosophy's traditional concerns with the nature of knowledge, good conduct and the self cannot be ignored by psychotherapists, while the growth of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis have had a profound impact on philosophy. The essays in the books cover topics central to both psychotherapy and philosophy such as the nature of the self, motivation and subjectivity; the limits of certainty and objectivity in interpersonal situations; and the scope of narrative, dialogue and of therapy itself. Contributions draw on a wide range of different philosophical approaches and examine how they can deepen our understanding of the processes involved in different types of psychotherapy in a wide range of clinical settings. Heart And Soul Is A Collection Of Essays Which Examine Those Concepts And Questions Which Are At The Heart Of Both Psychotherapy And Philosophy. A Wide Range Of Philosophical Approaches Are Drawn Upon. Foreword / Professor K.w.m. Fulford -- Introduction: Philosophy And Psychotherapy / Chris Mace -- Therapeutic Questioning And Socratic Dialogue / Chris Mace -- The Will In The Light Of Object Relations Theory / Paul Sturdee -- Scepticism And Psychotherapy: A Wittgensteinian Approach / John M. Heaton -- Picture This: Wittgenstein And Personal Construct Theory / Joady Brennan -- 'i' Or 'me'?: The Logic Of Human Relations / Werdie Van Staden -- The Dialogical Heart Of Intersubjectivity / John Wheway -- Can Meanings Be Causes? / Digby Tantam -- Narrative, Attachment And The Therapeutic Process / Jeremy Holmes -- Narrative And Interpretation / Paul Sepping -- Self-reflection And The Mirror / Geraldine Shipton -- Seventeen Syllables For The Self / Myra Thomas -- Existentialism And Existential Psychotherapy / Emmy Van Deurzen -- Leaping Beyond Theory / Joan Hurd -- Thinking As A Healing Process / Catherine Wieder -- Philosophy As Psychotherapy / Chris Mace. Edited By Chris Mace. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of contributors......Page 8 Foreword......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Introduction: philosophy and psychotherapy......Page 16 Therapeutic questioning and Socratic dialogue......Page 28 The will in the light of object relations theory......Page 44 Scepticism and psychotherapy: a Wittgensteinian approach......Page 62 Picture this: Wittgenstein and personal construct theory......Page 80 'I' or 'me'?: the logic of human relations......Page 100 The dialogical heart of intersubjectivity......Page 120 Can meanings be causes?......Page 140 Narrative, attachment and the therapeutic process......Page 160 Narrative and interpretation......Page 178 Self-reflection and the mirror......Page 194 Seventeen syllables for the self......Page 210 Existentialism and existential psychotherapy......Page 230 Leaping beyond theory......Page 252 Thinking as a healing process......Page 266 Philosophy as psychotherapy......Page 284 Index......Page 294 "As pyschotherapies continue to proliferate, it has never been more important for the basic assumptions of psychotherapeutic practice to be clarified and reassessed. Heart and Soul shows psychotherapists, philosophers and general readers how an understanding of philosophical themes can transform the ways in which clinical issues are thought about and how psychotherapy is conducted." "Writers who have grappled with the practical implications of major philosophical interests - including ancient philosophy, positivism, existentialism, scepticism, Buddhism, hermeneutics, formal logic and linguistic philosophy - present resumes of relevant ideas and discuss their implications for the consulting room. Their discussions of the nature of psychotherapeutic theory, thinking, technique, relations and language raise issues of considerable philosophical interest." --Book Jacket