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Philosophy

26 Jan

Posted at 19:34h in Activity Theory, Education, Human Development, Philosophy, Psychology, Psychology of Becoming, Vygotsky

January 26, 2013 During January I’ve been writing a new introduction to Fred Newman’s and my 1993 book, Lev Vygotsky: Revolutionary Scientist  for the new “Classic Edition” Routledge’s Psychology Press will be releasing later in 2013. Part of my process has been doing a lot of searches, mostly on Google Scholar...

15 Aug

Posted at 02:46h in Critical psychiatry, Human Development, Philosophy, Politics, Postmodern Marxism, Psychology, Psychology of Becoming

[caption id="attachment_1319" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Opening Plenary Ceremony[/caption]   August 14, 2012 The Second International Conference on Marxism and Psychology last week in Morelia Mexico was packed—about 700 participants, a good half of them Mexican university students and activists. It was challenging and fascinating to be part of the gathering of academics and activists,...

31 May

Posted at 15:11h in Community Organizing, Human Development, Learning Environments, Philosophy, Politics, Popular Posts, Postmodern Marxism, Psychology, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy, Social Therapeutics, Social Therapy, Theatre, Youth Development

May 31,2012 For the past three Tuesday evenings, I’ve been leading “Making a Conceptual Revolution: The Practical-Critical Philosophy of Fred Newman”—an offering in the Institute’s Revolutionary Conversations series. It’s been delightful spending time with 30+ people from varied walks of life and varied levels of familiarity with Newman and his work...

29 May

Posted at 17:48h in Critical psychiatry, DSM-5, Human Development, Philosophy, Psychology, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy, Social Therapeutics, Social Therapy

May 29, 2012 For much of this year, I’ve been writing about the need for more inclusive and public dialogue not only on the DSM-5 but the broader issue of the diagnostic way of life and alternatives to it. On Friday, June 8, I’ll be part of such a dialogue, as the...

10 May

Posted at 00:45h in Activity Theory, Community Organizing, Creativity, Culture, Education, Human Development, Learning Environments, Philosophy, Play, Postmodern Marxism, Psychology, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy, Social Therapeutics, Social Therapy

May 9, 2012 The Institute jumped into the free webinar field at the beginning of this year. It's much simpler than I would have thought! We give people access to an audio or video. After listening/viewing, they can join an hour-long live chat, email questions and comments, or do nothing. I’ve led the...

04 May

Posted at 18:40h in Community Organizing, Critical psychiatry, DSM-5, Human Development, Philosophy, Psychology, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy, Social Therapy

May 4, 2012 There’s an extensive and excellent discussion of the DSM-5 controversy on Therapy Today.net , an online publication of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. The article—“Diagnostic Disarray” by Catherine Jackson, Therapy Today’s Deputy Editor, which appeared in April—is unique compared to the dozens of news items, essays...

17 Mar

Posted at 17:38h in DSM-5, Philosophy, Psychology, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy, Social Therapy

March 17, 2012 A big thank you to Dr. Eric Maisel for having me as a guest blogger at his Rethinking Psychology column at Psychology Today. Check out the 3/16/12 post, asking "What if client and mental health provider co-created a diagnosis?"And become a regular reader of Rethinking Psychology....

23 Feb

Posted at 18:14h in Community Organizing, Creativity, Critical psychiatry, Culture, DSM-5, Education, Health Care, Human Development, Philosophy, Psychology, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy, Social Therapeutics, Social Therapy

February 23, 2012 I don't usually promote activities here but now is an exception. Recent posts on the DSM-5 and all that it reveals about the ways our culture relates to human emotionality have drawn new readers (much thanks to everyone who’s reposting!). I've been introduced to many others who are...

17 Feb

Posted at 01:00h in Critical psychiatry, DSM-5, Human Development, Language, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy

February 16, 2012 In yesterday’s Huffington Post,  Dr. Eric Maisel asks, “Does Depression Exist?” Why’s he asking? To show that sometimes what we call things can create false realities. To invite readers to consider that this is what’s happened to our mental life and our feelings. To add a critical political/philosophical dimension to...