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With his vision of what man can be, Rollo May is the man of tomorrow. . . . For many years he has been one of psychology's persistent pioneers.
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He pays particular attention to the causes of loneliness and isolation, and to our search for stability in an age of anxiety.
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THOUGH THE existential approach had been the most prominent in European psychiatry and psychoanalysis for two decade, it was practically unknown in America until 1960. Read the first page
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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful
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This is the most succinct and authoritative introduction to existential psychology and psychotherapy currently available. It contains a variety of May's pithy and penetrating essays on the subject, including his introductory chapter to the classic collection EXISTENCE (1958) that first conveyed the tenets of European existential analysis across the Atlantic to America. When I teach courses on existential psychotherapy, this is one of the titles I like to include as required reading.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I am a big fan of May and so I recommend this book on the basis of his persona rather than the lessons to be learned from reading this volume.
It has some generally strong points regarding the historical introduction to Existential Psychology and to how it came about. Those will not be too helpful for the fletching therapist looking to learn the basics but rather help you understand the greater historical/philosophical scheme of things for your own sake.
The last chapters on Heidegger are not too helpful which is why the book only gets four stars. But it is still a great read!
It has some generally strong points regarding the historical introduction to Existential Psychology and to how it came about. Those will not be too helpful for the fletching therapist looking to learn the basics but rather help you understand the greater historical/philosophical scheme of things for your own sake.
The last chapters on Heidegger are not too helpful which is why the book only gets four stars. But it is still a great read!
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The best introduction to existential psychology
13 July 1998
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This is the most succinct and authoritative introduction to existential psychology and psychotherapy currently available. It contains a variety of May's pithy and penetrating essays on the subject, including his introductory chapter to the classic collection EXISTENCE (1958) that first conveyed the tenets of European existential analysis across the Atlantic to America. When I teach courses on existential psychotherapy, this is one of the titles I like to include as required reading.
33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
the Realm of Existentialism
8 April 2005
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Think: Loneliness and Isolation
"...the whole existential approach is rooted in the always curious phenomenon that we have in man a being who not only can but must, if he is to realize himself, question his own being."
The Discovery of Being -- Writings in Existential Psychology -- by Rollo May is a superior introduction to Existential Psychology. If one is concerned with the causes of loneliness and isolation, in the human being -- which is also a major theme of the Existentialist school of thought -- this book is an excellent place to start. The Discovery of Being is a brisk, unclouded read. Stimulating would be an understatement, to say the least.
For those interested in how Existential Psychology applies to Existentialism and Phenomenology, there is a section dealing with Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Freud...as background material. Other interest peaking sections that I enjoyed: How Existentialism and Psychoanalysis Arose out of the Same Cultural Situation, To Be and Not to Be, Anxiety and Guilt as Ontological, Being in the World, and The Three Modes of World. That should be enough to whet one's appetite. --Katharena Eiermann, 2005, the Realm of Existentialism -- Presidential Hopeful
"...the whole existential approach is rooted in the always curious phenomenon that we have in man a being who not only can but must, if he is to realize himself, question his own being."
The Discovery of Being -- Writings in Existential Psychology -- by Rollo May is a superior introduction to Existential Psychology. If one is concerned with the causes of loneliness and isolation, in the human being -- which is also a major theme of the Existentialist school of thought -- this book is an excellent place to start. The Discovery of Being is a brisk, unclouded read. Stimulating would be an understatement, to say the least.
For those interested in how Existential Psychology applies to Existentialism and Phenomenology, there is a section dealing with Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Freud...as background material. Other interest peaking sections that I enjoyed: How Existentialism and Psychoanalysis Arose out of the Same Cultural Situation, To Be and Not to Be, Anxiety and Guilt as Ontological, Being in the World, and The Three Modes of World. That should be enough to whet one's appetite. --Katharena Eiermann, 2005, the Realm of Existentialism -- Presidential Hopeful
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Good Existential Psychology Introduction
17 Nov 2007
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Rollo May provides in this book a good introduction to existential psychotherapy. He clearly introduces the central concepts of existentialism and provides wonderful insight into human beings from that perspective. What makes this book especially appealing is the fact that May writes in an incredibly readable manner about sometimes quite obtuse information. I recommend this to anyone interested in learning more about existentialism, existential psychology, and, in particular, existential psychotherapy.
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