Enno Freiherr von Fircks

Culture of Action (eBook, PDF)

Contributions to Ernest Edouard Boesch's Psychology

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Produktbeschreibung

The present work introduces innovative research on Symbolic Action Theory, blending theoretical insights with practical applications in psychology. It revisits Ernest Boesch's foundational concepts in Symbolic Action Theory and proposes further advancements in the field. These contributions pave the way for theoretical refinements as well as applied research aimed at enriching clinical, educational, and life-philosophical interventions both within and beyond academic contexts. This book is designed to engage psychologists from diverse specialties while also serving as a valuable resource for practitioners operating in clinical and non-clinical settings alike.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031888083
• Artikelnr.: 74321458

Autorenporträt

Enno von Fircks is a Cultural Psychologist whose work bridges Cultural Psychology, Philosophy, and Developmental Psychology. As a Gestalt practitioner, lecturer, and tennis instructor in Germany, he integrates theoretical insights with practical, real-world applications, refining his ideas in dynamic, hands-on settings. He has authored over 50 articles and chapters spanning clinical, educational, organizational, and general psychology. Among his published works is a monograph in the SpringerBriefs series, edited by Jaan Valsiner and Pina Marsico, titled Conservativism: A Cultural-Psychological Synthesis. In 2024, he published a second monograph, Learning with William Stern: Personology for the Future, exploring William Stern's Critical Personology and its transformative potential for holistic psychology, released by IAP. His ongoing projects include two edited volumes on Goethian science and its implications for psychology, as well as a French-language volume dedicated to cultural-psychological theories and methodologies for the francophone community.

Inhaltsangabe

From Fantasms to Action: The Collective Action Potential (Editor's Preface).- . E.E. Boesch s Cultural Psychology: A Framework for Theory and Practice (Author s Preface).- 1. From What-Is to What-Should-Be: A Systematic Approach to Understanding Action in Cultural Psychology.- 2. The Action Phase Model in Irreversible Time.- 3. The Action Potential Concept and its Underlying Mechanisms.- 4. The Interplay of Stress, Action Potential and Cultural Pre-Conditioning: Beyond Symbolic Action Theory.- 5. The Dynamics of Affect: Symbol Action Theory and Affect-Theory Re-Loaded.- 6. Collective Action Potential and I/World Balance: The role of gatekeepers and dialogical isles of mediation.- 7. Dialogues with the Amorphous Inner: An Action-Theoretical Approach to Psychoanalysis.- 8. The Quest for Meaning: Exploring Action-Theoretical Life Philosophy.- 9. The Power of Symbols: Navigating Existential Themes Through Poetic Dialogue.- 10. Ongoing Narration in the Works of Hermann Hesse: The Trace of the Nature, You, and Departure Fantasm.- . Dialogues in Cultural Psychology: Between Boesch, Bruner, and Valsiner (Postface).- . Appendix A: English Translation of Welcome and Farewell by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1874).- . Appendix B: STEPS by Hermann Hesse and translated by Gonzalez-Trejos).- . Appendix C: Sterben und Auferstehn (Matthias Claudius).