Existential Analysis of Freedom. On the Practical and Psychotherapeutic Substantiation of Personal Freedom (Part 2)
Author(s) -
Alfried Längle
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
counseling psychology and psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.173
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2311-9446
pISSN - 2075-3470
DOI - 10.17759/cpp.2019270108
Subject(s) - existentialism , consistency (knowledge bases) , degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry) , process (computing) , work (physics) , internal consistency , psychology , epistemology , computer science , philosophy , engineering , artificial intelligence , physics , mechanical engineering , clinical psychology , psychometrics , quantum mechanics , operating system
Human freedom requires the ability to release oneself. Responsible shaping of the process of will requires consistency (internal and external) in the dialogue (internal and external). The second part of the paper (the first was published in issue 4, 2018) attempts to methodically approach the source of freedom — the place where the inner “speaking” is revealed in us. The more a person relates to this inner “talk to him/herself”, the freer he/she is, and, at the same time, more responsible. Practical work to achieve freedom in psychotherapy is demonstrated by the example at the end of the article.
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