The Existential Side of Kohut's Tragic Man

This article explores the way in which Kohut's concept of Tragic Man functions as a response to criticisms of self psychology as proffering a partial, utopian, strife-denying theory of human development. After citing several representative critiques in this respect, I review the concept of Tragic Man as defined by Kohut, and then seek to deepen the clinical usefulness of this concept through a discussion of affects, empathy, and free association. A clinical vignette concludes the paper, through which some of these ideas find illustration.     

A qualitative case study of a Korean former addict’s existential self‐interpretation and identity transformation

This study explored the case of a former addict, focusing on his existential self‐interpretation and identity transformation process. This study began from the question of whether philosophical processes related to existential self‐interpretation could lead to the formation of the concept of bottoming out and of identity transformation. To answer this question, the study analyzed the case of a male in his mid‐forties who was addicted to drugs for approximately 30 years and has only recently maintained abstinence. The study used the phenomenological approach to determine the meaning drugs held for him in each stage, and what drug‐related identity he had in each stage. Further, this study identified the integrative implications of these meanings in terms of existential self‐interpretation and identity transformation. The four different identities the man identified for the four stages of his life were juvenile delinquent, gang member, half‐gangster, and breadwinner, and the associated meanings drugs had for him during each period were “glue,” “filthy,” “leeches,” and “abstinence,” respectively. Finally, this study elucidated the integration of these meanings through the hermeneutic circle, identified the social welfare implications of the findings, and developed educational recommendations.     

语段理论下汉语存现句的生成机制研究

存现句是一种特殊的句式,具有跨语言的性质,一般认为其下位句型包括存在甸与隐现句。对汉语存现句相关问题的研究也一直是国内外生成语言学者研究关注的热门话题,通过对汉语存现句的研究进行回顾,发现以往对汉语存现句的研究大多是在管约论框架下进行的,研究的主要问题包括以下几个方面：1．存现句的生成机制;2．句首处所名词组的语法地位;3．存现动词的性质;4．动词后名词组的赋格问题。其中存现句的生成机制问题是最为根本的问题,生成语言学者对此也是各持己见。本文尝试在语段理论的框架下,对汉语存现句的推导生成做尝试性探究,力图寻求汉语存现句统一的生成机制。     

Career Counseling With Black Men: Applying Principles of Existential Psychotherapy

Counselors may benefit from applying principles of existential psychotherapy to career counseling with Black men. Existential psychotherapy asserts that there are 4 issues that all people experience: death, freedom, isolation, and meaning. The life experiences of Black men, including difficulty with their careers, suggest that they may struggle with these existential concerns, particularly finding meaning in their lives. Because work and issues in other domains of life (e.g., family, community) often intersect, an existentially based career counseling approach may prove useful. An overview of existential psychotherapy is presented, followed by a discussion of its applicability to career counseling with Black men. In addition to suggestions for career counselors, recommendations for training and professional development are offered.     

实体主义批判——广松涉哲学视域中的西方哲学

在西方现代哲学各派日益把哲学逻辑化、语言化,使哲学之路越走越窄的理论背景下,广松涉以"物象化论"为哲学方法,对以康德、马赫、胡塞尔和海德格尔为代表的西方实体主义的哲学传统进行了批判,由此实现了从物的世界观到事的世界观、从实体主义到关系主义的哲学变革.在格外重视生态平衡与可持续发展的当代世界,关系主义应有实体主义所不具有的理论价值与现实意义.     

Editorial

Undergoing a traumatic experience can be a life-changing event, having a significant impact on individuals, families, communities, workplaces and societies. Traumatology is therefore a complex field of study demanding a sophisticated level of understanding to serve as a theory base. This article explores the potential for existentialist philosophy to make an important contribution to our understanding of trauma and its effects. It presents trauma as an existential injury and explores the psychosocial basis of traumatic experience — that is, conceptualising trauma as having both psychological and sociological dimensions, the combination of which has profound existential resonances. While the theoretical ideas discussed can be applied to trauma at any stage in the life course, this paper focuses in particular on childhood trauma. Consequently, child abuse is used as an example of how trauma can have a significant (and detrimental) effect on identity development, invoking a need for a commitment to trauma recovery.     

There-be存在句的结构与翻译

There-be存在句是一种表"存在"的特殊而常见的句型。本文着重介绍了there-be存在句的各种结构,并根据该结构的变化分析其翻译技巧,由此指出在实务翻译中,应弄清楚其内在逻辑关系,根据上下文,才能准确地理解并表达出此结构的内涵。     

清醒的梦呓 生存的悖论——试论《美好的日子》中温妮的人物形象

贝克特的代表剧作之一《美好的日子》中的主要人物温妮因为自己的清醒或作为人的存在的自我意识,竭力从荒诞的世界中寻求本不存在的秩序,从终极的虚无中寻求本不存在的人生意义,从人类终极的异化和孤独中寻求本不存在的结合。她的形象集中体现了现代人的生存悖论,从深层次上揭示了人类本体意义上的生存状态。     

存在句的认知理据探讨

本文指出人们的视觉感知,心理感知,思维次序及认知经济原则是存在句结构生成的认知理据,并从认知角度对存在句进行历时溯因,对生成语言学在探讨这一问题时的局限性有新的见解。     

西方哲学发展中的三大转向

哲学研究的对象由三个不同的侧面构成,即外部世界、自我、自我和外部世界之间与自我和他人之间的媒介物。从这一见解出发来看西方哲学史,之中存在着三个大的转向。第一个大转向是从独断论哲学到批判哲学;第二个大转向是从批判哲学到生存论哲学;第三个大转向是从生存论哲学到当代语言哲学。