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Humanistic Psychology

Concepts and Criticisms

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  • © 1981

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Editors:
  1. Joseph R. Royce

    1. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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  2. Leendert P. Mos

    1. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. The Historical Context

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Psychology

      • Carl F. Graumann
      Pages 3-18

    3. Humanistic Psychology and Metapsychology

      • Amedeo P. Giorgi
      Pages 19-47

    4. The Impact of Phenomenological and Existential Philosophies on Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

      • Thaddeus E. Weckowicz
      Pages 49-74

  3. Experiencing and Epistemology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
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    2. Discontinuities

      • Joseph Lyons
      Pages 77-96

    3. Why Man is Prior to Science in any Science of Man

      • John Charles Cooper
      Pages 97-108

    4. Toward an Epistemological Basis for Humanistic Psychology

      • Harold G. Coward, Joseph R. Royce
      Pages 109-134

  4. Paradigm and Method

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. The Duality of Experience and the Perplexities of Method

      • Harold G. McCurdy
      Pages 137-158

    3. Descriptive Methods for Inquiry in Human Psychology

      • Donald Kuiken
      Pages 159-181

  5. Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. The Anthropological Foundations of a Humane Psychology

      • Harry Garfinkle
      Pages 185-233

    3. Naturalism, Humanism, and the Theory of Action

      • Richard Jung
      Pages 235-249

  6. Critical Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 251-251
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    2. The Very Idea of a “Humanistic Psychology”

      • Herman Tennessen
      Pages 253-260

    3. Humanistic Psychology as a Protest Movement

      • Daniel E. Berlyne
      Pages 261-293

    4. Epilogue

      • Floyd W. Matson
      Pages 295-304

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 305-311
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About this book

THE FORMATIVE TENDENCY I have often pointed out that in my work with individuals in therapy, and in my experience in encounter groups, I have been led to the con­ viction that human nature is essentially constructive. When, in a ther­ apeutic climate (which can be objectively defined) a person becomes sharply aware of more of his or her internal experiencing and of the stimuli and demands from the external world, thus acquiring a full range of options, the person tends to move in the direction of becoming a socially constructive organism. But many are critical of this point of view. Why should such a positive direction be observed only in humans? Isn't this just pure op- · . ? timi sm. So quite hesitantly, because I have to draw on the work and thinking of others rather than on my own experience, I should like to try to set this directional tendency in a much broader context. I shall draw on my general reading in the field of science, but I should like to mention a special indebtedness to the work of Lancelot Whyte in The Universe of Experience (Harper and Row, 1974), the last book he wrote before his death. Though the book has flaws, in my judgment this historian has some thought-provoking themes to advance. I have learned from many others as well.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    Joseph R. Royce, Leendert P. Mos

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Humanistic Psychology

  • Book Subtitle: Concepts and Criticisms

  • Editors: Joseph R. Royce, Leendert P. Mos

  • Series Title: Path in Psychology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1071-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-1073-0Published: 27 December 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-1071-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1574-048X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 311

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Psychological Methods/Evaluation, Psychology, general, Phenomenology

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