by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jul 22, 2024 | Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology
Who is Jean Gebser? Jean Gebser (1905-1973) was a German-born Swiss philosopher, linguist, and poet who made significant contributions to the understanding of human consciousness and cultural evolution. His magnum opus, “The Ever-Present Origin” (1949),...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jul 22, 2024 | Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology
Who was Bachelard? Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962) was a French philosopher and literary critic who made significant contributions to the fields of poetics, the philosophy of science, and the analysis of the imagination. His work explored the ways in which the human...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jul 22, 2024 | Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Design and Architecture
Who was Paul Ricouer? Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) was one of the most influential French philosophers of the 20th century. His wide-ranging work made major contributions to the fields of phenomenology, hermeneutics, existentialism, theology and literary theory. Ricoeur...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jul 21, 2024 | Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology
Who was Hans-Georg Gadamer? Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900-2002) was a German philosopher and a leading figure in the field of hermeneutics, the theory and practice of interpretation. His work has had a profound impact on a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy,...
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Who was Ernst Cassirer? Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945) was a German-Jewish philosopher who made significant contributions to the fields of epistemology, philosophy of science, intellectual history, and cultural theory. His work on symbolic forms and his neo-Kantian...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jul 21, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology
Who was Pierre Janet? Pierre Janet (1859-1947) was a French psychologist, philosopher, and psychotherapist who made significant contributions to the understanding of the human mind and the treatment of psychological disorders. His work laid the foundation for many...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jul 21, 2024 | Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Design and Architecture
Who was Jean-Paul Sartre? Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), the renowned French philosopher, novelist, and playwright, stands as one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. His philosophical ideas, particularly his conception of existentialism, have had a...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jul 21, 2024 | Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Design and Architecture
1. Who Was Gerhard Dorn? 1.1. The Life and Times of Gerhard Dorn Gerhard Dorn (c. 1530-1584) was a prominent figure in the 16th century world of alchemy, philosophy, and medicine. Living during the height of the Renaissance and the dawn of the Scientific Revolution,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jul 21, 2024 | Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Design and Architecture
Who is Peter Sloterdijk? 1.1 Peter Sloterdijk’s multidisciplinary approach Peter Sloterdijk, a German philosopher, cultural theorist, and essayist, has emerged as one of the most influential and thought-provoking thinkers of the 21st century. His work spans a...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jul 21, 2024 | Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology
Who was Nietzsche? Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), the groundbreaking German philosopher, has left an indelible mark on the landscape of modern psychology and psychotherapy. His revolutionary ideas about the nature of the self, the role of unconscious drives, the...
