Straus, specialist in phenomenological psychology and existential psychiatry, was born in frankfurt, germany, in 1891. Linguistic difficulties, however, are not the major obstacle to the acceptance of these authors in america and england. Designed primarily to serve as a teaching aid that. Philosophical anthropology and the interpersonal theory of. Phenomenological method an overview sciencedirect topics. The basics of qualitative research, third edition, is not a recipe for doing qualitative research and i would be offended if it is viewed as such. Psychology studies the nervous system and behavior of an organism in an abstract sense. Lived movement, awakeness, objectivity, the upright posture, rheoscopic studies of expression, pseudoreversibility of catatonic stupor. Straus 18911975 views on the problem of time and temporal experience in the context of psychopathology. For about one century the catalogue of books in phenomenological psychopathology has been tremendously rich in essays, but remarkably poor in handbooks. Phenomenological approaches in psychology 321 but rather what is required for a phenomenological clari. Principles of phenomenological psychopathology 1972 pittsburgh. Phenomenological psychology out of print by erwin straus. Straus author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Erwin straus and the phenomenological approach to psychopathology. It is an approach to psychological subject matter that has its roots in the phenomenological philosophical work of edmund husserl. Phenomenological psychology 1966, basic books phenomenology of memory 1970, duquesne university press external links. A student of academic medicine, he was educated in switzerland and germany. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. This makes extremely difficult teaching the fundamentals of our discipline. Paul flowers, reader in psychology, glasgow caledonian university. This book represents the most innovative approach to. Phenomenological psychology provides a comprehensive, accessible and practical introduction to phenomenological theory, research and methods. A brief introduction, he facilitates a concise outline of existential phenomenological psychology designed to serve as an initial acquaintance with the language and fundamental ideas of an existential phenomenological approach to psychology. The roots and geneology of humanistic psychology aapb. The phenomenology of health and illness springerlink. Journal of phenomenological psychology publishes articles that advance the discipline of psychology from a phenomenological perspective as understood by scholars who work within the continental. The purpose of this small text is to provide instructors with a tool for introducing existential phenomenological psychology to advanced college students or graduate students.
In this volume, clark moustakas clearly discusses the theoretical underpinnings of phenomenology, based on the work of husserl and. Phenomenological research methods sage research methods. This book is both a theoretical justification of a phenomenological and human scientific approach to psychological research and a presentation of findings in the areas of cognitive, clinical, and social psychology. An introduction to phenomenological psychology for consumer. In his work, existential phenomenological psychology. The phenomenology of erwin straus and the epistemology of. In a systematic and comprehensive manner, this book was the first to sketch out a full picture of the field of phenomenological psychology for those coming to it from other perspectives. Today, 40 years on, we explore the astonishing, alive essays in his book phenomenological psychology 1966. Phenomenological psychology search results iucat kokomo. Phenomenological psychology selected papers erwin w. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Father smith also included an appendix detailing strauss life and providing a comprehensive overview of his work.
Qualitative research methods in psychology 191 using psychology of narrative, for example, the researcher may examine peoples life stories or their accounts of such experiences esin, 2011. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Format book published new york, basic books c1966 description xiii, 353 p. Inventor of the phenomenological method for the analysis of physical and mental phenomena, initiator of the phenomenological movement of contemporary human sciences, he became the great critic of naive naturalism in philosophy and psychology psychologism, and of what he regarded as the loss of orientation, certainty, and. He criticized the psychologists of his time for spending too much time studying mentally ill and maladjusted humans, and for seeking to explain higher levels of human experience by means of. Straus, e 1966b, the upright posture, in phenomenological psychology, basic books, new york.
Rather, it presents a set of analytic techniques that can be used to make sense out of. Erwin straus 11 november 1891, frankfurt am main 20 may 1975, lexington, kentucky was a germanamerican phenomenologist and neurologist who helped to pioneer anthropological medicine and psychiatry, a holistic approach to medicine that is critical of mechanistic and reductionistic approaches to understanding and treating human beings. Straus 1891 1975, journal of phenomenological psychology on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. The first chapter discusses the influence of the nineteenth century on psychology in general, after which kruger characterizes aspects of behaviorism and depth. Unlike many other phenomenological psychologists, straus is not wedded to the thought of a particular phenomenological or existential philosopher. Even the cornerstone of our canon, jaspers general psychopathology, originally written as a textbook, can hardly be given to a student as a basic reading. This book is clearly written, grounded in case materials, and very accessible to students. Project muse an introduction to phenomenological psychology. Erwin straus 18911975 was one of the great existential psychiatrists.
In that work husserl introduced a novel way of examining and studying the. Two contributions to anthropological psychology, by erwin straus. This book represents the most innovative approach to date for teaching qualitative analysis. If knowing is to be possible as a way of determining the nature of the presentathand by observing it, then there must first be a deficiency in our havingtodo with the world concernfully. Psychology of the human world contributions of erwin straus. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Aug 1971 journal of phenomenological psychology 1 2. Psychology of the human world contributions of erwin. Wade phenomenology and psychological science historical and philosophical perspectives. It is one of the regional ontologies, or studies of the kinds of fundamental being, that is concerned with what it means to experience a certain thing e. Erwin straus writings, especially those papers presented in this book, provide some of the most careful and insightful phenomenological psychology analyses to be found anywhere. I will advance the idea, as developed by the tradition of philosophical anthropology and, in particular, in the works of helmuth plessner, erwin straus, f. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Father david smiths history of the simon silverman phenomenology center sspc, which includes the story detailing the acquisition of strauss personal library and archival papers for duquesne, laying the foundation for the sspc. As straus himself emphasizes, the chief hurdle is metaphysical. Straus s phenomenological psychology 95 enological psychology,2 will find a readier reception and will thus call attention to the earlier, and basic, work. Erwin straus and alfred schutz inside of every long paper is a little paper trying to escape. Journal of phenomenological psychology rg journal impact. Maslow envisioned humanistic psychology as a psychology of the whole person, based on the study of healthy, fully functioning, creative individuals. A vindication of sensory experience erwin straus, jacob needleman. Peter titelman 1976 journal of phenomenological psychology 7 1. Society for phenomenology and existential philosophy center for philosophy and phenomenological studies center for advanced research in phenomenology.
Phenomenological psychology is the use of the phenomenological method to gain insights regarding topics related to psychology. After serving in the german army during world war i, straus continued his studies under karl bonhoeffer, at the charite hospital in berlin. His germanjewish grandfather also named ludwig binswanger was founder of the bellevue sanatorium in kreuzlingen, and his uncle otto binswanger was a professor of psychiatry at the university of jena. Time and world converge for the constitution of the meaning of world. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Phenomenological psychology internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Toward a psychology and psychopathology of sentimentality. Phenomenology has long served as a research model for many psychologists and other social science scholars and professionals. Oct 16, 2018 the phenomenological psychology of erwin straus. Erwin straus holistic view of the human person runs through his work from the primary world of the senses 19351963 to the collection of clinical papers that comprise his phenomenological. Erwin straus phenomenological psychology the remarkable difference in the manner of throwing of the two sexesthe manifestation of a biological, not an acquired, difference feminine attitude in relation to the world and to spaceis biologically based, but he denies that it is specifically anatomical he is forced back onto a. The book is important because it is the most sustained statement to date about a phenomenological approach to psychological research along with original findings to compare with. Phenomenological psychology, in phenomenology, a discipline forming a bridge between psychology and philosophy. Ronald bruzina 1976 journal of phenomenological psychology 7 1.
Based on husserls phenomenology, he developed a phenomenological psychology based on sense perception and bodily movement which he applied to various areas of psychopathology. Yet there are few books that actually explain how to do phenomenological research. Everyday life is a primary given fact about ones relation with the world. Straus philosophy proceeds from the human upright posture of perception. Renaud barbaras 2004 phenomenology and the cognitive sciences 3. Man cheung chung, university of plymouth, plymouth, united kingdom destined for distinguished oblivon the scienti. Two contributions to anthropological psychology 1982, humanities press language and language disturbances 1974, duquesne university press psychiatry and philosophy 1969, springer phenomenology. Erwin straus 18911975 was a german neurologist, psychiatrist, psychologist, and philosopher who was forced to emigrate to the united states in 1938. Phenomenological psychology finalist, national book awards 1967 for science, philosophy, and religion. History and philosophy of psychology series editor. Phenomenology is a philosophy that began in 1900 with the publication of logical investigations by edmund husserl 1970.
Phenomenological approaches in psychology and health sciences. Henk struykerboudier 1988 journal of phenomenological psychology 19 1. Oxford handbook of phenomenological psychopathology. The oxford handbook of phenomenological psychopathology. Phenomenological psychology selected papers hardcover 1966 by erwin w. Phenomenological psychology national book foundation. Detailed and extensive examples of real research are included throughout to encourage an applied and critical understanding. The goal of the simon silverman phenomenology center is to promote and facilitate original phenomenological research, and thereby add to the corpus of literature in all disciplines, especially in continental philosophy, psychology as a human science, the philosophy and ethics of communication and rhetoric, and theology. Straus argues that the upright posture dominates the human world. Theory, research and method 01 by langdridge, darren isbn. Though researchers and thinkers throughout the history of philosophy have identified their work as contributing to phenomenological psychology, how people understand phenomenological psychology is a matter of some. Strauss phenomenological psy chology 95 enological psychology,2 will find a readier reception and will thus call attention to the earlier, and basic, work. Phenomenology within psychology phenomenological psychology is the psychological study of subjective experience.
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