Heidegger and the Question of Psychology

Zollikon and Beyond
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-90-420-2522-6
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 200, 116 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 217 g

Reihe: Value Inquiry Book Series / Philosophy and Psychology

“Mark Letteri’s Heidegger and the Question of Psychology introduces psychologists and psychotherapists to a number of key ideas proposed by Martin Heidegger—the most influential and controversial philosopher of the 20th century. Letteri’s book is at once engaging and informative. Its scope of argument provides readers with a clear and accessible grounding for Heidegger’s concerns and their implications for the ways they might think about—and “do” —psychology. Revealing a depth of scholarly knowledge and acumen, Letteri challenges readers to consider Heidegger’s greatest challenge to psychology: to re-construe its dualist and reductive image of the human being. This is a book I unreservedly recommend to all professionals and trainees who view psychology as something more than a technological tool.”
—Professor Ernesto Spinelli, PhD; Director, ES Associates

In Heidegger and the Question of Psychology: Zollikon and Beyond, Mark Letteri acquaints a broad readership (such as psychotherapists and counselors, not just professional philosophers) with Martin Heidegger’s connections to psychology and related concerns, and offers specialists one of the few monographic treatments of the topic. He provides an accessible and relatively non-technical treatment. Keenly aware of the standard difficulties with Heidegger (whether real or perceived), Letteri endeavors to render the most relevant points in a clear and succinct way. The book serves as a companion to Heidegger’s Zollikon Seminars and Being and Time as it concerns psychological and associated matters.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Philosophische Psychologie, Logotherapie, Existenzanalyse
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Emmy VAN DEURZEN: Guest Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Being in the World
Da-sein: Opening Thoughts
Da-sein: Integral Realities
Part Two: Ways of Being
Da-sein as Possibility
Further Connections
Conclusion
Works Cited
About the Author
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Letteri teaches philosophy in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and hosts an occasional philosophy café and an online philosophical discussion group. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Waterloo, as well as an M.A. in philosophy and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Windsor. Dr. Letteri’s scholarly specialization is continental philosophy. His publications and presentations focus on Heidegger, Nietzsche, philosophical practice, reasoning, and educational development. Dr. Letteri oversees scholarly book series in existentialism and the philosophy of psychology. He is also a former first-year studies coordinator and general education teacher, as well as a former test writer and academic managing editor.