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Toward a Relational Humanism
Author(s) -
GERGEN KENNETH J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/johc.12009
Subject(s) - humanism , individualism , epistemology , sociology , psychology , philosophy , political science , law , theology
Humanist conceptions of the person evolve across history. Whereas humanism has served a pivotal role in the caregiving professions, its individualist emphasis now stands as an impediment to its future. Proposed is a relational reconceptualization of the person, placing relational as opposed to individual well‐being at the forefront of humanists' concerns.