ANTHROP 3HI3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Humanistic Psychology, Existentialism, Construals
22 Feb 2018
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Chapter (cid:1005)(cid:1006) experie(cid:374)(cid:272)e, existe(cid:374)(cid:272)e, a(cid:374)d the (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g of life psychology"s theory(cid:524) Human mind is aware and knows it is being studied (humanistic. This awareness brings many uniquely human phenomena: willpower, reflective thinking, imagination, introspection, self-criticism, aspirations, creativity, happiness, and free will (the rest of psychology ignores these) Holistic; human system is greater than the sum of its parts. Historic; whole person from birth to death. Phenomenological; focus on interior, experiential, and existential aspects of. Positivity; joy, fruitful activities, virtuous actions, and attributes. Value; a philosophy of life that describes what is desirable. Real life; person in nature, society, and culture not just experimental lab. Phenomenology one"s conscious experience of the world is psychologically. Introspection observing your own perceptions and thought processes other people in society. Proponents: kierkegaard, nietzsche, heidegger, binswanger, boss, and sartre. Arose as a reaction against european rationalism (thought that science, technology, and rational philosophy lost touch with human experience)
