Of Human Bondage: The Relevance of Hegel's Dialectic of Desire and Recognition for Humanistic Counselors

Abstract

The authors propose Hegel's (1807Hegel's ( /1977 dialectic of desire and recognition as an integrative model for humanistic counselors. Following a review of relevant literature, the authors address desire, recognition, the master-slave relationship, and alienation in a contemporary context. Implications for the counseling relationship, case conceptualization, practice, and research are considered.