Great video again Eric. Always a pleasure to follow your chain of thought. You really deserve a much bigger audience and your imagery is amazing! Thanks!
Michael Wolffhechel Thanks, Michael. Actually, I too am always wondering where my chain of thought will lead, so I find pleasure in following it, as well. As for a bigger audience... well, I've learned in this life that I'm not so great at self-promotion. So, I'm learning to be content to let things go wherever they will. My axiomatic supposition is more-or-less this: That whoever watches my videos are exactly the right people to watch them -- whether it's a lot or just a little. Plus, at a more pragmatic level, I don't do social media like Facebook™ and Twitter™.... so my videos don't get the normal propagation that way. Anyhow, thanks again for watching.... Eric
I have for the first time today, come across your excellent work. Your “ storytelling “ style is captivating. Philosophy is often presented in a dry, traditional and boring fashion but, was brought to life by your creative flair and made simple the complexity of humanism. Thank you.
I am a mere level 2 student learning counselling skills but having just watched & listened to your video on 'why I like Humanistic Psychology' I feel so inspired to continue on with a lifetime of further study in Counselling & Psychology as this subject and your view on life seems to hold explanations to all the questions I have ever seeked answers to, so thank you so much for your inspiration and the direction and meaning you have given me! I will also order those 5 +1 books you recommended to Yousef aswell as find all your other vids talks and writings. My humble self is sure that your work will be recognized for what it wonderfully is and your name will be one that students in the future will just have to study. Gordon Beard
+gordon beard Wow, thanks for the vote of confidence, Gordon. Actually, my own sense is that I have far more questions than answers. But perhaps at some level, that itself is a kind of answer. Anyhow, I'm glad that you're getting so much out of these videos. That's awesome. Take care. Eric D.
This is really clear, gets to the essence and so far one of the most accessible pieces about humanistic psychology, I found. Good starting point for understanding what it is about.
Great video! I'm so happy to discover your channel. I particularly love the way you combine the images and text - often with a sense of humor that's so needed when approaching these topics. I hope you do a C. G. Jung video next!
I also like humanistic psychology as I agree with many points mentioned in this video. Mainly I like the idea of holism and also balancing the mind with convergent and divergent solutions as we can explore our mind and find the right thing for us. The thing which makes me more inclined towards humanistic psychology is that It helps a person gain the belief that all people are inherently good. It adopts a holistic approach to human existence and pays special attention to such phenomena as creativity, free will, and positive human potential. It encourages viewing ourselves as a "whole person" greater than the sum of our parts and encourages self exploration rather than the study of behavior in other people. Humanistic psychology acknowledges spiritual aspiration as an integral part of the human psyche.
I must say I agree to many points mentioned in this video. Humanistic Psychology takes people's subjective experience of things as its intrinsic data rather than a secondary byproduct of other processes that are assumed to be more fundamental. I liked the idea of holism and also balancing the mind with convergent and divergent solutions. This helps us to explore our mind and find the right thing for us. Experience is what lies at the core because it is by the way of our subjective experience we relate to ourselves and the world around us. The humanistic approach emphasizes the personal worth of the individual, the centrality of human values, and the creative, active nature of human beings. The approach is optimistic and focuses on noble human capacity to overcome hardship, pain and despair. While it is crucial to understand the intellectual side of psychological thoughts, it is equally important to get a sense for their more expressive and emotionally compelling sides. Humanistic psychology satisfies most people's idea of what being human means because it values personal ideals and self-fulfillment. In conclusion, I would like to say that the video very beautifully explains all the aspects of Humanistic Psychology approach.
Hi Eric, I just spent 4 hours of my Saturday watching your videos... as a a psychologist can you recommend a cure for this addiction? You are so eclectic in your references and influences; merging psychology, philosophy, history and art (as well they should be merged). Not only are your talks and lectures incredibly knowledgable they are also brilliantly structured and passionately spoken. Please keep making videos; knowledge of this kind is rarely given away for free in such an effective form and I'm so glad I stumbled across it, thank you! In regards to this video in particular, are there any contemporaries of yours who represent the antithesis of your humanist psychology view-point so I can see the other side of this coin?
+Tom Devonald Wow, thanks for the warm words, Tom. Once the semester ends, I hope to produce about half a dozen more videos. Right now I'm writing one on Phenomenology & Technological Consciousness. Anyhow, traditionally the mode of psychology that provides the starkest contrast with Humanistic Psychology would probably be B.F. Skinner's version of Behaviorism. But there probably aren't too many behaviorists of that persuasion left, since the main mode today seems to be Cognitive-Behavioral psychology. Anyhow, thanks for watching and for responding. Eric D.
Hi Eric, I was wondering whether you think widespread change from blinkered reductionism to holistically directed psychology is likely to happen in future. I wonder if it is possible that in future, the reductionistic approach will either destroy our humanity or simply arrive slowly at some kind of methodological convergence on holism. I hope that makes sense!
Personally, I fathom Humanistic Psychology's relative significance of delving into the meaning of our subjective experience because it starts to turn psychology into a fascinating adventure rather than just another search for arcane and unemotional facts. Unlike much of the mainstream psychology, it takes people's subjective experience of things as its intrinsic data rather than a secondary byproduct of other processes that are assumed to be more fundamental. Experience is what lies at the core because it is by the way of our subjective experience we relate to ourselves, each other and the world. Consequently, Humanistic Psychology's emphasis on the centrality of human experience makes it much more personally relevant. While it is vital to understand the intellectual side of psychological thoughts, it is equally important to get a sense for their more expressive and emotionally compelling sides. In my view, that is the ingredient that is missing in a lot of academically oriented explanations of Psychology. Humanistic Psychology sees each one of us as a scrupulously unique, binding and unduplicatable participant in the unfolding of the universe. To me, this way of seeing human existence is more meaningful because it readily professes and augments the value of our lives. In conclusion, Humanistic Psychology tries to balance our desire for concrete convergent answers with our desire to navigate the broad divergency of life's further possibilities.
yousef damra Hi yousef... my top 5 might be: (1) On Becoming a Person, C. Rogers (2) The Farther Reaches of Human Nature, A. Maslow (3) The Discovery of Being, R. May (4) Freedom to Learn, C. Rogers (5) Psychology and the Human Dilemma, R. May These are all inexpensive and readily available. However, there's also a fairly recent "Handbook of Humanistic Psychology" that has a lot of cool chapters from many different authors. K. Schneider is the editor. It's a little on the pricey side, though... Hope this helps, and thanks for watching. Eric D.
António Tavares Hi António....Well, as you can probably tell from this collection of videos, I'm very enthusiastic about any mode of change that honors how we actually experience life and that seeks to reveal its deeper latencies as an entry-point into real transformation (the phenomenological part). I'm also enthusiastic about any psychotherapy that would aim at change at the level of our very existence or Being, and that would conceive of existence in holistic terms (the existential part). So, all in all, I'm an enthusiastic advocate of these modes of psychotherapy. In my view, humanistic psychology does a pretty good job at integrating these phenomenological and existential aspects. However, those more specific modes of psychotherapy have merit in their own right, too. Anyhow, thanks for watching.... Eric
How can you avoid being immersed in the moment given that your selfish self is part of the moment? Seems like it comes down to an aesthetic preference of what you chose to pay attention to...:)
I disagree with the Unified Field Theory analogy. The UFT's goal is extremely reductionistic - reducing all physical phenomena into one equation. That's certainly not to say that the UFT's goal is bad - it is incredibly beautiful - it just isn't very holistic.
Well, it seems to me that one of the paradoxes of human existence is that we are both significant and insigificant simultaneously. We're significant in the sense that the universe wouldn't be what it is without us -- that we play a role -- at least for now -- in the unfolding of cosmic transcendence (especially along the dimension of consciousness... that the universe is attempting to become aware of itself through us). However, we're also insignificant, especially when you consider our infinitesimal place in the immeasurable order of things. From my point of view, it's not really that humanistic psychology is trying to "make" us seem significant. It's simply pointing out that significance (as well as insignificance) is already part of our existential constitution.
So, basicly you are saying that the humanistic theory is not just pointing out our significance but also our insignificance? I am taking my first psychology class in college, so all this is new to me but isn't being significant and insignificant for a lack of a better word "stupid"?
I am a mere level 2 student learning counselling skills but having just watched & listened to your video on 'why I like Humanistic Psychology' I feel so inspired to continue on with a lifetime of further study in Counselling & Psychology as this subject and your view on life seems to hold explanations to all the questions I have ever seeked answers to, so thank you so much for your inspiration and the direction and meaning you have given me! I will also order those 5 +1 books you recommended to Yousef aswell as find all your other vids talks and writings. My humble self is sure that your work will be recognized for what it wonderfully is and your name will be one that students in the future will just have to study. Gordon Beard
Great video again Eric. Always a pleasure to follow your chain of thought. You really deserve a much bigger audience and your imagery is amazing! Thanks!
Michael Wolffhechel Thanks, Michael. Actually, I too am always wondering where my chain of thought will lead, so I find pleasure in following it, as well. As for a bigger audience... well, I've learned in this life that I'm not so great at self-promotion. So, I'm learning to be content to let things go wherever they will. My axiomatic supposition is more-or-less this: That whoever watches my videos are exactly the right people to watch them -- whether it's a lot or just a little. Plus, at a more pragmatic level, I don't do social media like Facebook™ and Twitter™.... so my videos don't get the normal propagation that way. Anyhow, thanks again for watching.... Eric
I have for the first time today, come across your excellent work. Your “ storytelling “ style is captivating. Philosophy is often presented in a dry, traditional and boring fashion but, was brought to life by your creative flair and made simple the complexity of humanism. Thank you.
I am a mere level 2 student learning counselling skills but having just watched & listened to your video on 'why I like Humanistic Psychology' I feel so inspired to continue on with a lifetime of further study in Counselling & Psychology as this subject and your view on life seems to hold explanations to all the questions I have ever seeked answers to, so thank you so much for your inspiration and the direction and meaning you have given me! I will also order those 5 +1 books you recommended to Yousef aswell as find all your other vids talks and writings. My humble self is sure that your work will be recognized for what it wonderfully is and your name will be one that students in the future will just have to study. Gordon Beard
+gordon beard Wow, thanks for the vote of confidence, Gordon. Actually, my own sense is that I have far more questions than answers. But perhaps at some level, that itself is a kind of answer. Anyhow, I'm glad that you're getting so much out of these videos. That's awesome. Take care. Eric D.
This is really clear, gets to the essence and so far one of the most accessible pieces about humanistic psychology, I found. Good starting point for understanding what it is about.
Oh my...I think I have found a kindred soul. I listened, my heart leapt in joy, I subscribed.😍
Great video! I'm so happy to discover your channel. I particularly love the way you combine the images and text - often with a sense of humor that's so needed when approaching these topics. I hope you do a C. G. Jung video next!
I also like humanistic psychology as I agree with many points mentioned in this video. Mainly I like the idea of holism and also balancing the mind with convergent and divergent solutions as we can explore our mind and find the right thing for us. The thing which makes me more inclined towards humanistic psychology is that It helps a person gain the belief that all people are inherently good. It adopts a holistic approach to human existence and pays special attention to such phenomena as creativity, free will, and positive human potential. It encourages viewing ourselves as a "whole person" greater than the sum of our parts and encourages self exploration rather than the study of behavior in other people. Humanistic psychology acknowledges spiritual aspiration as an integral part of the human psyche.
Sing it, bruh!
I must say I agree to many points mentioned in this video. Humanistic Psychology takes people's subjective experience of things as its intrinsic data rather than a secondary byproduct of other processes that are assumed to be more fundamental. I liked the idea of holism and also balancing the mind with convergent and divergent solutions. This helps us to explore our mind and find the right thing for us. Experience is what lies at the core because it is by the way of our subjective experience we relate to ourselves and the world around us. The humanistic approach emphasizes the personal worth of the individual, the centrality of human values, and the creative, active nature of human beings. The approach is optimistic and focuses on noble human capacity to overcome hardship, pain and despair. While it is crucial to understand the intellectual side of psychological thoughts, it is equally important to get a sense for their more expressive and emotionally compelling sides. Humanistic psychology satisfies most people's idea of what being human means because it values personal ideals and self-fulfillment. In conclusion, I would like to say that the video very beautifully explains all the aspects of Humanistic Psychology approach.
This video is brilliant. I don't think I can put it more succinctly than that.
Hi Eric, I just spent 4 hours of my Saturday watching your videos... as a a psychologist can you recommend a cure for this addiction?
You are so eclectic in your references and influences; merging psychology, philosophy, history and art (as well they should be merged). Not only are your talks and lectures incredibly knowledgable they are also brilliantly structured and passionately spoken. Please keep making videos; knowledge of this kind is rarely given away for free in such an effective form and I'm so glad I stumbled across it, thank you!
In regards to this video in particular, are there any contemporaries of yours who represent the antithesis of your humanist psychology view-point so I can see the other side of this coin?
+Tom Devonald Wow, thanks for the warm words, Tom. Once the semester ends, I hope to produce about half a dozen more videos. Right now I'm writing one on Phenomenology & Technological Consciousness. Anyhow, traditionally the mode of psychology that provides the starkest contrast with Humanistic Psychology would probably be B.F. Skinner's version of Behaviorism. But there probably aren't too many behaviorists of that persuasion left, since the main mode today seems to be Cognitive-Behavioral psychology. Anyhow, thanks for watching and for responding. Eric D.
What is the picture or the name of the painting at 17:37? It looks beautifully melancholic.
I'm sure you found the answer by now, but for others the art is John Atkinson Grimshaw.
Great video. Thank you!
Hi Eric, I was wondering whether you think widespread change from blinkered reductionism to holistically directed psychology is likely to happen in future. I wonder if it is possible that in future, the reductionistic approach will either destroy our humanity or simply arrive slowly at some kind of methodological convergence on holism. I hope that makes sense!
Personally, I fathom Humanistic Psychology's relative significance of delving into the meaning of our subjective experience because it starts to turn psychology into a fascinating adventure rather than just another search for arcane and unemotional facts. Unlike much of the mainstream psychology, it takes people's subjective experience of things as its intrinsic data rather than a secondary byproduct of other processes that are assumed to be more fundamental. Experience is what lies at the core because it is by the way of our subjective experience we relate to ourselves, each other and the world. Consequently, Humanistic Psychology's emphasis on the centrality of human experience makes it much more personally relevant. While it is vital to understand the intellectual side of psychological thoughts, it is equally important to get a sense for their more expressive and emotionally compelling sides. In my view, that is the ingredient that is missing in a lot of academically oriented explanations of Psychology. Humanistic Psychology sees each one of us as a scrupulously unique, binding and unduplicatable participant in the unfolding of the universe. To me, this way of seeing human existence is more meaningful because it readily professes and augments the value of our lives. In conclusion, Humanistic Psychology tries to balance our desire for concrete convergent answers with our desire to navigate the broad divergency of life's further possibilities.
If there is 5 books that you recommend from the humanistic psychology tradition what would they be?
yousef damra Hi yousef... my top 5 might be:
(1) On Becoming a Person, C. Rogers
(2) The Farther Reaches of Human Nature, A. Maslow
(3) The Discovery of Being, R. May
(4) Freedom to Learn, C. Rogers
(5) Psychology and the Human Dilemma, R. May
These are all inexpensive and readily available. However, there's also a fairly recent "Handbook of Humanistic Psychology" that has a lot of cool chapters from many different authors. K. Schneider is the editor. It's a little on the pricey side, though... Hope this helps, and thanks for watching. Eric D.
Eric Dodson Thanks for your time
Hey there ! What about Phenomenological-existential psychology/psychotherapy ? What's your opinion on it ?
António Tavares Hi António....Well, as you can probably tell from this collection of videos, I'm very enthusiastic about any mode of change that honors how we actually experience life and that seeks to reveal its deeper latencies as an entry-point into real transformation (the phenomenological part). I'm also enthusiastic about any psychotherapy that would aim at change at the level of our very existence or Being, and that would conceive of existence in holistic terms (the existential part). So, all in all, I'm an enthusiastic advocate of these modes of psychotherapy. In my view, humanistic psychology does a pretty good job at integrating these phenomenological and existential aspects. However, those more specific modes of psychotherapy have merit in their own right, too. Anyhow, thanks for watching.... Eric
Like your style
How can you avoid being immersed in the moment given that your selfish self is part of the moment? Seems like it comes down to an aesthetic preference of what you chose to pay attention to...:)
to make our lives seem important and to give people hope (there is nothing wrong with that)
Holy shit would trip with this dude 10/10
Marmalade Ha ha... I think that you win the award for funniest comment this month! Congratulations! And thanks for watching! Eric
🎓😊
I disagree with the Unified Field Theory analogy. The UFT's goal is extremely reductionistic - reducing all physical phenomena into one equation. That's certainly not to say that the UFT's goal is bad - it is incredibly beautiful - it just isn't very holistic.
it just seems like you are trying to make humans seem significant
Well, it seems to me that one of the paradoxes of human existence is that we are both significant and insigificant simultaneously. We're significant in the sense that the universe wouldn't be what it is without us -- that we play a role -- at least for now -- in the unfolding of cosmic transcendence (especially along the dimension of consciousness... that the universe is attempting to become aware of itself through us). However, we're also insignificant, especially when you consider our infinitesimal place in the immeasurable order of things. From my point of view, it's not really that humanistic psychology is trying to "make" us seem significant. It's simply pointing out that significance (as well as insignificance) is already part of our existential constitution.
So, basicly you are saying that the humanistic theory is not just pointing out our significance but also our insignificance? I am taking my first psychology class in college, so all this is new to me but isn't being significant and insignificant for a lack of a better word "stupid"?
I am a mere level 2 student learning counselling skills but having just watched & listened to your video on 'why I like Humanistic Psychology' I feel so inspired to continue on with a lifetime of further study in Counselling & Psychology as this subject and your view on life seems to hold explanations to all the questions I have ever seeked answers to, so thank you so much for your inspiration and the direction and meaning you have given me! I will also order those 5 +1 books you recommended to Yousef aswell as find all your other vids talks and writings. My humble self is sure that your work will be recognized for what it wonderfully is and your name will be one that students in the future will just have to study. Gordon Beard