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A Historical Review of Counseling Theory Development in Relation to Definitions of Free Will and Determinism
Author(s) -
Wilks Duffy
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2003.tb00254.x
Subject(s) - determinism , free will , epistemology , relation (database) , relevance (law) , indeterminate , psychology , sociology , computer science , philosophy , mathematics , political science , database , law , pure mathematics
This review traces the development of counseling theory in relation to the philosophical constructs of free will and determinism. Problems associated with free will are discussed, and an analysis of related theoretical trends and convergent paradigms is provided. Results indicate that (a) no major theory of counseling addresses the free will versus determinism problem or includes indeterminate free will as a component; (b) no grand, comprehensive theory of counseling currently exists; and (c) recent findings relating to free will suggest the need for research along theoretical lines of inquiry. The relevance of such research to counseling professionals is emphasized.