The Dilemma of Psychology

by Lawrence LeShan

Book Overview

Featuring a new introduction by Dr. Stanley Krippner -- coeditor of the best-selling Broken Images, Broken Selves -- this expanded edition of The Dilemma of Psychology reveals why more than 100 years of psychology and armies of psychotherapists have not helped to solve humanity's most pressing issues. Uncom-promising, yet with a deep passion for his field, Lawrence LeShan talks about the expectations that rose with the birth of psychology, how the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525249281
• ISBN13: 9780525249283
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

A thoughtful, openly presented treatise

The Dilemma Of Psychology by psychologist and educator Lawrence LeShan is a carefully written scrutiny of the discipline and healing science of psychology. Accessibly written by a practicing psychologist holding deep reservations regarding the current state of his profession, The Dilemma Of Psychology candidly examines psychology's quest to understand the human condition and its state purpose to help people. LeShan questions a number of basic assumptions that are widespread among practitioners such as that "God is an Engineer." A thoughtful, openly presented treatise, The Dilemma Of Psychology is a highly recommended contribution to Psychology Studies reference collections and reading lists.