Eugene Gendlin’s philosophy of the implicit

Authors

  • Tomeu Barceló Focusing Institute of New York

Keywords:

Implicit, experiencing, actualizing tendency, bodily felt process.

Abstract

This article outlines the connections between the philosophical system of Gendlin, philosopher, psychotherapist and the creator of focusing, with the perennial philosophy postulates. It also presents the closest philosophical and psychological antecedents that shaped the Gendlin’s system: phenomenology, existentialism and Carl R. Roger’s contributions. It finally establishes resemblances between the postulates of the Philosophy of the Implicit and some newer hypothesis of the contemporary science.

Author Biography

Tomeu Barceló, Focusing Institute of New York

Filósofo, Certified Focusing Professional y Certifying Focusing Coordinator por el Focusing Institute of New York, especialista en dinámica de grupos por el Center for Studies of the Person de la Jolla, California; director del Instituto de Formación Ramón Serra de Palma de Mallorca. Coordinador nacional del Instituto Español de Focusing.

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Vol. 66 No. 129 (2008): Julio-diciembre (2008)

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