Colin Feltham

What's Wrong with Us? (eBook, PDF)

The Anthropathology Thesis

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Produktbeschreibung

What's wrong with us? Professor Colin Feltham believes that the current crises of the human condition are symptoms of a chronic wayward tendency which he terms 'anthropathology'. This interdisciplinary look at the zeitgeist of crisis traces the roots of human suffering, exploring the contemporary issues of human violence, deceit, patriarchy, abuse, irrationality and greed. Our human anthropathology is placed at the heart of all such problems. Echoing the pessimism of Schopenhauer, Cioran, Beckett, Gray and others, Feltham nevertheless insists that answers may be formulated through confrontation. Challenging and enlightening for professionals, academics and students, What's Wrong With Us? is also a fascinating read for anyone with a general interest in our current social state.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470060834
• Artikelnr.: 38193813

Autorenporträt

Colin Feltham, MTheol, MSc, PGDipCouns, PGCE, PhD, FBACP, FRSA is Professor of Critical Counselling Studies at Sheffield Hallam University. He is course leader for the MA Professional Development in Counselling and Psychotherapy. He is a past editor of the British Journal of Guidance & Counselling. He has written or edited over 20 books and many chapters and papers. His publications include Psychotherapy and its Discontents (edited with Windy Dryden, Open University Press, 1992), Controversies in Psychotherapy and Counselling (Sage, 1999) and the Sage Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy (edited with Ian Horton, Sage, 2006). He is a member of Crisis:Forum for the Study of Crisis in the 21st century.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Author vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xv
Chapter 1 What is Anthropathology? 1
Chapter 2 Origins and Development of Anthropathology 43
Chapter 3 Support and Evidence for the Anthropathology Thesis 71
Chapter 4 Anthropathology Today 95
Chapter 5 Mainstream Arenas of Anthropathology Transmission 117
Chapter 6 What's Wrong with Religion? 142
Chapter 7 What's Wrong with the Psychological Therapies? 165
Chapter 8 What's Wrong with 'What's Wrong?'? Denying and Refuting
Anthropathology 192
Chapter 9 Proposed Solutions to Anthropathology 209
Chapter 10 Taking the Anthropathology Thesis Forward 231
Glossary 254
References 263
Index 277

Rezensionen

"This book explores wide-ranging causes and manifestations of ourwayward and destructive tendencies." (Journal of MentalHealth, August 2008)

The product of an inquisitive spirit and a fine intellect. Assombre as the message is, I enjoyed reading it.(PsycCRITIQUES, February 2008)

"...a timely awakening, educative, reassuring or cathartic forthose in the process of emerging from our culture's trances ofmaterial progressivism..." (Ipnosis, Winter 2007)