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Wittgenstein and Psychotherapy

From Paradox to Wonder

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  • © 2014

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  1. John M. Heaton

    1. Regent’s University London, UK

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • John M. Heaton
    Pages 1-13

  3. Paradoxes

    • John M. Heaton
    Pages 15-32

  4. Scientism

    • John M. Heaton
    Pages 33-54

  5. Logic and Meaning

    • John M. Heaton
    Pages 55-87

  6. Initiate Learning

    • John M. Heaton
    Pages 89-98

  7. The Self and I

    • John M. Heaton
    Pages 99-125

  8. Trust and Wonder

    • John M. Heaton
    Pages 127-144

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 145-162
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Using the work of Wittgenstein, John Heaton challenges the notion of theoretical expertise on the mind, arguing for a new understanding of therapy as an attempt by patients to express themselves in an effort to see and say what has not been said or seen, and accept that the world is not as fixed as they are constituting it.

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  • Regent’s University London, UK

    John M. Heaton

About the author

John Heaton is a private practice psychotherapist and teaches regularly at Regent's University London and the Philadelphia Association, London, UK. He trained in medicine, psychology and philosophy at the University of Cambridge, UK, and specialized in ophthalmology for 10 years. After becoming interested in visual experience, he trained in psychotherapy. He is a founder member of the Guild of Psychotherapy and was editor of the Journal for Existential Analysis for seven years.

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