We've had a hundred years of psychotherapy - and the world's getting worse

by James Hillman

Other authorsMichael Ventura
Paper Book, 1993

Status

Available

Call number

RC437 .H55

Publication

San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, c1993.

Description

This furious, trenchant, and audacious series of interrelated dialogues and letters takes a searing look at not only the legacy of psychotherapy, but also practically every aspect of contemporary living--from sexuality to politics, media, the environment, and life in the city. James Hillman--controversial renegade Jungian psychologist, the man Robert Bly has called "the most lively and original psychologist we've had in America since William James"--joins with Michael Ventura--cutting-edge columnist for the L.A. Weekly--to shatter many of our current beliefs about our lives, the psyche, and society. Unrestrained, freewheeling, and brilliant, these two intellectual wild men take chances, break rules, and run red lights to strike at the very core of our shibboleths and perceptions.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member realsupergirl
This book inspired my Master's thesis, which was on the therapeutic value of putting your art into the world. A brilliant, fascinating book.
LibraryThing member Hansk
a daring attempt to question psychotherapy with enlightening views

Language

Physical description

viii, 242 p.; 24 cm

ISBN

9780062506610

Barcode

HIL012

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