Summary and table of contents of my paper on Dilthey and Gendlin

I wrote a (two-part) paper in Japanese over 15 years ago on what research Eugene Gendlin was doing as a graduate student at the University of Chicago.

Tanaka, H. (2004). A bibliographic survey about E. T. Gendlin’s early theory of experiencing: Influences on his psychotherapeutic studies from W. Dilthey’s philosophy, Part 1. Bulletin of Meiji University Library, 8, 56-81. (Full text in Japanese).

Tanaka, H. (2005). A bibliographic survey about E. T. Gendlin’s early theory of experiencing: Influences on his psychotherapeutic studies from W. Dilthey’s philosophy, Part 2. Bulletin of Meiji University Library, 9, 58-87. (Full text in Japanese).

Summary

In this paper, Eugene Gendlin’s work in the 1950s was chronologically elucidated and discussed, focusing on what kind of philosophy he majored in at the University of Chicago Graduate School, what kind of problem awareness led him from philosophy to the field of psychotherapy practice, and how the philosophical ideas he developed in graduate school influenced his later methods of taking variables and constructing theories in psychotherapy research.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 Period classification and achievements of the scholar Gendlin

1.1 Various aspects of the scholar Gendlin
1.2 Classification of the active periods
1.3 Acceptance of his works in Japan
1.4 Focus on his first Chicago period
1.5 Gendlin and the media of his presentations in his first Chicago period
1.6 What are “Counseling Center Discussion Papers”?
1.7 Chronology of his achievements in his first Chicago period

2 The formation of the Theory of Experiencing and its influence from Dilthey

2.1 Master’s thesis: Wilhelm Dilthey and the Problem of Comprehending Human Significance in the Science of Man (1950)
2.2 From philosophy to psychotherapy (before 1952)
2.3 Paper: The qualities or dimensions of experiencing and their change (1955)
2.4 Conference presentation: Counselor ratings of process and outcome in client-centered therapy (1956)
2.5 Paper: A process concept of relationship (1957)
2.6 Doctoral dissertation: The Function of Experiencing in Symbolization (1958)

Conclusion: The Significance of achievements in his first Chicago period