# Talk:E. Graham Howe

Historian Rhodri Hayward presents a somewhat unusual reading of Howe in The Transformation of the Psyche in British Primary Care, 1880–1970 (2014), referring to him as an aristocrat (this appears to be hyperbole) and a "defector" (from science, evidently, again, hyperbole) because he embraced non-traditional belief systems in addition to his work. Very odd stuff. Do aristocrats drop out of school at age 12, go to work at age 15, volunteer for war at 17, and "defect" from science after practicing it for almost 40 years?  It's hard to wrap my mind around Hayward.  How is it that Hayward wrote this in 2014 not knowing about Buddhist and contemplative psychotherapy, which Howe anticipated by almost half a century?  With historians like Hayward, who needs history? Viriditas (talk) 03:56, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
Looking at Hayward's notes, I don't see any support for the term "aristocrat", although it's possible he's using it to mean "elitist" in terms of Howe's spiritual beliefs, which would make a bit more sense, instead of the literal meaning of aristocrat. Viriditas (talk) 04:09, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
Well, according to Dennis Howe, they had servants, so does this make them aristocrats? Viriditas (talk) 04:31, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
Still don't see any support for the idea that Howe "defected", but if this is shorthand for defecting from mainstream psychiatry, it would make sense. I don't like how Hayward uses words here. Viriditas (talk) 04:09, 25 February 2024 (UTC)