ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|15 pages

Locating philosophy

chapter 2|38 pages

Links and latencies

chapter 3|12 pages

Constructivisms

chapter 4|14 pages

Structuralism and beyond

chapter 5|18 pages

The problem of the self

chapter 6|23 pages

Philosophical psychology

chapter 7|13 pages

Psychotechnology

chapter 8|15 pages

Political and social life

chapter 9|15 pages

Being human, making meaning

chapter |3 pages

Conclusion