Heart and Soul

Philosophy's traditional concerns with the nature of knowledge good conduct and the self cannot be ignored by psychotherapists while the growth of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis have had a profound impact on philosophy.The essays in the books cover topics central to both psychotherapy and philosophy such as the nature of the self motivation and subjectivity; the limits of certainty and objectivity in interpersonal situations; and the scope of narrative dialogue and of therapy itself. Contributions draw on a wide range of different philosophical approaches and examine how they can deepen our understanding of the processes involved in different types of psychotherapy in a wide range of clinical settings.