Has anyone on the CSG-L heard of this branch of psychology? I have met a local
pyschologist, Douglas Ramm, with a Ph.D. in Clinical Phenomenological
Psychology. He has read B:CP and liked much of what he could assimilate on the
first encounter. He shares our disbelief in the S-R theory of behavior.
Phenomenology was supposedly developed at Duquesne University. Duquesne is
supposedly the only college in America that teaches this theory of behavior.
Phenomenology has supposedly been widely accepted in Europe, though largely
rejected in America (sounds like PCT in this respect). Doug stated that
Europeans have also rejected Freud's psychiatry claim that moral principles
occupy a fundamental position in his structural model of the mind. Doug also
believes this which is like a systems level reference concept in our HPCT. When
Doug speaks about behavior, he uses words like purposeful and volitional. He
listed Glasser's Reality Therapy in a reference list. Doug will be attending a
course we do on management and leadership where I to explain PCT. I am
wondering whether he will be friend or foe. He may turn out to be another S-R
behaviorist or cognitive pyschology devotee (a wolf in sheep's clothing). Or he
may be a PCT sheep: baa! If anyone can shed some light on phenomenology, I
would appreciate hearing from you on the net or e-mail. Best wishes. Ken
[From Rick Marken (960312.1245)]
Kenneth J. Kitzke (960312) --
Has anyone on the CSG-L heard of this [phenomenology] branch of
psychology?
I have. It was (is?) very big on the continent (Europe, that is).
Doug will be attending a course we do on management and leadership where I
explain PCT. I am wondering whether he will be friend or foe.
He will be a friend if he's wants to learn about the nature of control
(purposive behavior) and the theory that explains how it happens.
He will be a foe if he _believes_ in phenomenological psychology; if,
that is, data are of no interest to him. In that case, even the tiniest
difference between PCT and phenomenological psychology will be treated
as an error that can be corrected only by pronouncing PCT to be heretical.
Best
Rick