On wisdom

Family Process
Henry Grunebaum

Abstract

This article explores some of the features involved in making wise decisions in couples and family therapy. Delineating what qualities are involved in making wise decisions in life--so as to live the "good life" in the polis, and the necessary contributions of life experiences in this task--was first discussed by Aristotle. A major problem that therapists face today is that our society offers many different ways of living well--or for that matter, badly--and our theories do the same. Family therapy theories are not value free. I clarify that different family theories embody different values: clear boundaries, good attachments, the ability to communicate, and so on. If our theories foster certain values, then, as Isaiah Berlin has made clear, seeking to achieve a particular value leads to placing less value on another. The article concludes with some thoughts about values that therapists could appropriately follow in their work.

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Mar 1, 1980·Journal of Medical Ethics·D Robinson
Jan 1, 1994·New Directions for Mental Health Services·W R McFarlane

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Citations

Mar 3, 2012·European Journal of Public Health·Asa CarlsundEva Sellström
Jan 29, 2016·Issues in Mental Health Nursing·Michelle Cleary, Jan Horsfall

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