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The Talking Cure : Wittgenstein's Therapeutic Method for Psychotherapy /

In the last 15 years there has been a change in direction in our understanding of Wittgenstein; the 'resolute' reading of him places great emphasis on his therapeutic intent and argues that the aim of Wittgenstein's thought is to show how language functions. This book argues that this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heaton, John M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Psychology.
Clinical Psychology.
Philosophy of Language.
Philosophy of Mind.
Psycholinguistics.
Psychology Research.
Psychotherapy and Counseling.
Clinical psychology.
Counseling.
Experiential research.
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Philosophy of mind.
Psychotherapy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In the last 15 years there has been a change in direction in our understanding of Wittgenstein; the 'resolute' reading of him places great emphasis on his therapeutic intent and argues that the aim of Wittgenstein's thought is to show how language functions. This book argues that this is highly relevant to understanding psychotherapy.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 227 pages)
ISBN:9780230275102
DOI:10.1057/9780230275102