Existential Psychology and the Way of the Tao: Meditations on the Writings of Zhuangzi

ISBN-13: 9781138686991 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 214 str.

Mark C. Yang

Opis

In ancient China, a revered Taoist sage named Zhuangzi told many parables. In Existential Psychology and the Way of the Tao, a selection of these parables will be featured. Following each parable, an eminent existential psychologist will share a personal and scholarly reflection on the meaning and relevance of the parable for psychotherapy and contemporary life. The major tenets of Zhuangzi's philosophy are featured. Taoist concepts of emptiness, stillness, Wu Wei (i.e. intentional non-intentionality), epistemology, dreams and the nature of reality, character building in the midst of pain, meaning and the centrality of relationships, authenticity, self-care, the freedom that can come from one's willingness to confront death, spiritual freedom, and gradations of therapeutic care are topics highlighted in this book.

Spis treści

Foreword  List of Contributors  Preface  Acknowledgements  Overview of the Book  Chapter Introductions  Part I. Emptiness, Stillness, and Wu Wei  1. The Useless Tree and the Empty Gourd Mark C Yang  2. Wu Wei (無爲/无为) Jason Dias  3.Steadiness in the Midst of Chaos Michael Moats  Part II. Knowledge and Epistemology  4. Humanity’s Search for Meaning in Existence: A Taoist Epistemology Rodger E. Broomé  5. Knowledge and Psychotherapy:  Lessons from Zhuangzi’s Parable When Knowledge Went North Trent Claypool  Part III. Miscellaneous Chapters  6. On the Power of Butterflies: Dreaming, Waking, and the Therapeutic Potential of Nocturnal Beings Erik Craig  7. Master Hui’s Grave: To Sharpen Your Character, Rub It Up Against Something Abrasive Richard Bargdill  8. Releasing the Jade, Grasping Meaning Louis Hoffman  9. Dragging My Tail in the Mud: Personal Reflections on Authenticity David N. Elkins 10. Plough Deeply: Cultivating Authentic Living Jennifer Tam  11. Usefulness of Uselessness: Freedom Before Death Shiyan Zheng (Translated by Lihua Yang)   Part IV. Autuman Floods  12. Along the Way to Spiritual Freedom: From Rivers to Seas and Heaven to Tao  Yang Shaogang and Li Yun  13. The Enlightenment of Autumn Floods Wu Fei (Translated by Doreen Deng)  14. Can You Tell A Dragon Fly About Ice? Implications of Zhuangzi’s “Relative Gradations” for Therapeutic Care Todd DuBose

O autorze

Mark C. Yang, a licensed clinical psychologist, is co-editor of Existential Psychology East-West Vol. 1 (2009) and has published professional articles on the practice and training of humanistic and existential psychologists in international settings. Dr. Yang is co-founder and director of the International Institute of Existential-Humanistic Psychology, whose mission is to promote humanistic-existential psychology and provide clinical training to mental health professionals in Asia. He is an adjunct professor at Saybrook University in San Francisco.