TY - JOUR
T1 - Epistemological and Ontological Issues in Counseling: Implications of Social Systems Theory
AU - Cottone, R. Rocco
N1 - Philosophical issues related to theoretical and methodological developments in counseling are addressed, especially related to epistemology (theory of knowledge) and ontology (theory of reality). Social systems theory is described as an epistemologically and ontologically significant challenger to psychological theory, which has traditionally predominated as a foundation for counseling approaches.
PY - 1988/1/10
Y1 - 1988/1/10
N2 - Philosophical issues related to theoretical and methodological developments in counseling are addressed, especially related to epistemology (theory of knowledge) and ontology (theory of reality). Social systems theory is described as an epistemologically and ontologically significant challenger to psychological theory, which has traditionally predominated as a foundation for counseling approaches. Recent developments from cognitive biology are used to demonstrate how systems theory may be metatheoretical to the psychological point of view, accounting for all that psychological theory can account for, and more.
AB - Philosophical issues related to theoretical and methodological developments in counseling are addressed, especially related to epistemology (theory of knowledge) and ontology (theory of reality). Social systems theory is described as an epistemologically and ontologically significant challenger to psychological theory, which has traditionally predominated as a foundation for counseling approaches. Recent developments from cognitive biology are used to demonstrate how systems theory may be metatheoretical to the psychological point of view, accounting for all that psychological theory can account for, and more.
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09515078808254221
U2 - 10.1080/09515078808254221
DO - 10.1080/09515078808254221
M3 - Article
VL - 1
JO - Counselling Psychology Quarterly
JF - Counselling Psychology Quarterly
ER -