Phenomenology in Action in Psychotherapy

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Contributions to Phenomenologyin CooPeration with the Center for advanCed researCh in Phenomenology volume 79 series editors: nicolas de warren, leuven, belgium dermot moran, university College dublin, dublin, ireland editorial board: lilian alweiss, trinity College dublin, ireland elizabeth behnke, ferndale, wa, usa michael barber, st. louis university, mo, usa rudolf bernet, husserl-archief, Katholieke universiteit leuven, belgium david Carr, emory university, ga, usa Chan-fai Cheung, Chinese university hong Kong, China James dodd, new school university, ny, usa lester embree, florida atlantic university, fl, usa alfredo ferrarin, università di Pisa, italy burt hopkins, seattle university, wa, usa José huertas-Jourda,wilfrid laurier university, Canada Kwok-ying lau, Chinese university hong Kong, China nam-in lee, seoul national university, Korea rosemary r.P. lerner, Pontificia universidad Católica del Perú, Peru dieter lohmar, universität zu Köln, germany william r. mcKenna, miami university, oh, usa algis mickunas, ohio university, oh, usa J.n. mohanty, temple university, Pa, usaJunichi murata, university of tokyo, Japan thomas nenon, the university of memphis, tn, usa thomas m. seebohm, Johannes gutenberg-universität, germany gail soffer, rome, italy anthony steinbock, southern illinois university at Carbondale, il, usa shigeru taguchi, yamagata university, Japan dan Zahavi, university of Copenhagen, denmark richard m. Zaner, vanderbilt university, tn, usa the purpose of the series is to serve as a vehicle for the pursuit of phenomenological research across a broad spectrum, including cross-over developments with other fields of inquiry such as the social sciences and cognitive science. since its establishment in 1987, Contributions to Phenomenology has published more than 80 titles on diverse themes of phenomenological philosophy. in addition to welcoming monographs and collections of papers in established areas of scholarship, the series encourages original work in phenomenology. the breadth and depth of the series reflects the rich and varied significance of phenomenological thinking for seminal questions of human inquiry as well as the increasingly international reach of phenomenological research. the series is published in cooperation with the Center for advanced research in Phenomenology.all books to be published in this series will be fully peer-reviewed before final acceptance. more information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/5811 ian rory owen Phenomenology in Action in Psychotherapy on Pure Psychology and its Applications in Psychotherapy and mental health Care 2123 issn 0923-9545 Contributions to Phenomenology isbn 978-3-319-13604-2 isbn 978-3-319-13605-9 (ebook)