Gendlin’s theory and research prior to the Wisconsin Project as a graduate student

I wrote a (two-part) paper in Japanese 20 years ago about the theory and research that Eugene Gendlin was doing as a graduate student at the University of Chicago.

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

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

Summary

This paper chronologically elucidated and discussed Eugene Gendlin’s work in the 1950s, focusing on what kind of philosophy he majored in at the University of Chicago Graduate School, what 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 achievements 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