num_pages: 252
description: Praise for First Edition This book is highly recommended to a wide range of people as a clear and systematic introduction to phenomenological psychology... the book has set the stage for possible new colloquia between the phenomenological and other approaches in psychology' - ChangesAs a trainee interested in matters existential I have been put off in the past by the long-winded and confusing texts usually available in academic libraries. Thankfully here is a text that remedies that situation... [it] provides a readable and insightful account' - Clinical Psychology Forum'Spinelli's classic introduction to phenomenology should be essential reading on all person-centred existential and humanistic trainings and any other counselling or psychotherapy course which aims to help students develop an in-depth understanding of human lived-experience. This book is sure to remain a key text for many years to come' - Mick Cooper Senior Lecturer in Counselling University of Strathclyde'This is by far the most monumental erudite comprehensive authoritative case that Existentialism and Phenomenology (a) have a rightful place in the academy; (b) are tough-minded bodies of thought; (c) have rigorous scientific foundations; (d) bequeath a distinctive school of psychotherapy and counselling; and (e) are just as good as the more established systems of psychology' - Alvin R. Mahrer Ph.D. University of Ottawa Canada Author of The Complete Guide To Experiential Psychotherapy'This book's rich insight into the lacunae of modern psychological thinking illustrates the contribution that existential phenomenology can make to founding a coherently mature Psychology that is both fully human(e) and responsibly 'scientific' in the best sense of that term' - Richard House Ph.D. Magdalen Medical Practice Norwich; Steiner Waldorf teacher. The Interpreted World Second Edition is a welcome introduction to phenomenological psychology an area of psychology which has its roots in notoriously difficult philosophical literature.The Interpreted WorldWriting in a highly accessible jargon-free style Ernesto Spinelli traces the philosophical origins of phenomenological theory and presents phenomenological perspectives on central topics in psychology - perception social cognition and the self. He compares the phenomenological approach with other major contemporary psychological approaches pointing up areas of divergence and convergence with these systems. He also examines implications of phenomenology for the precepts and process of psychotherapy.For the Second Edition a new chapter on phenomenological research has been added in which the author focuses on the contribution of phenomenology in relation to contemporary scientific enquiry. He describes the methodology used in phenomenological research and illustrates the approach through an actual research study.The Interpreted World Second Edition demystifies an exciting branch of psychology making its insights available to all students of psychology psychotherapy and counselling.
language: English
title: The Interpreted World: An Introduction to Phenomenological Psychology
publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd