Psychotherapy and Metaphysics
Alan Watts
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The transcript explores the deep metaphysical assumptions underlying psychotherapy and psychiatry, critiquing their superficiality and the dominance of 19th-century mechanistic philosophy. It discusses consciousness, reality as relational, responsibility in mental illness, and the integration of Eastern mystical experiences, emphasizing the need for a deeper, holistic understanding of human existence and therapeutic practice.
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