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Why Pragmatics Is Probably Enough for Now
Author(s) -
AMUNDSON JON
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1996.00473.x
Subject(s) - pragmatics , perspective (graphical) , essentialism , family therapy , sociology , epistemology , psychology , linguistics , computer science , psychotherapist , philosophy , gender studies , artificial intelligence
In place of aesthetic, essentialist, or foundational pursuits, family therapy might be better served by simply seeking to be helpful. Within such a perspective, ideas are valued/embraced for their functionality and utility. In the following essay, a critical discussion concerning this pragmatic emphasis is undertaken with illustrative clinical case examples from the Eastside Family Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.