Feltham What's Wrong with Us?

The Anthropathology Thesis
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-06083-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 300 Seiten, E-Book

What's wrong with us? Professor Colin Feltham believesthat the current crises of the human condition are symptoms of achronic wayward tendency which he terms'anthropathology'. This interdisciplinary look at thezeitgeist of crisis traces the roots of human suffering, exploringthe contemporary issues of human violence, deceit,patriarchy, abuse, irrationality and greed. Our humananthropathology is placed at the heart of all such problems.Echoing the pessimism of Schopenhauer, Cioran, Beckett, Gray andothers, Feltham nevertheless insists that answers may be formulatedthrough confrontation. Challenging and enlightening forprofessionals, academics and students, What's Wrong WithUs? is also a fascinating read for anyone with a generalinterest in our current social state.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Feltham, Colin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 Thesis71
Chapter 4 Anthropathology Today 95
Chapter 5 Mainstream Arenas of Anthropathology Transmission117
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'sWrong?'? 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

Über Autor(innen)

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.