叔本华与存在主义心理治疗

Schopenhauer and Existential Psychotherapy

叔本华哲学的影响及其当代价值没有得到足够的重视。作为存在主义的先驱,叔本华使哲学的关注点回归了生命本身;作为心理学家,他提出了不少现代心理学的基本观念;作为预言家,他预见了20世纪之交普遍存在的精神心理问题。这三重身份及其影响,最终汇入了存在主义心理治疗的发展过程中。生命的意义问题,构成了从叔本华到存在主义心理治疗最重要的一条线索。厘清这条线索,不仅有助于了解存在主义心理治疗的发展历史,同时也能呈现叔本华哲学的当代价值。

The influence of Schopenhauer's philosophy and its contemporary value have not received enough attention.As a pioneer of Existentialism,Schopenhauer returned the focus of philosophy to life itself;as a psychologist,he put forward many basic concepts of modern psychology;as a prophet,he foresaw the widespread mental and psychological problems at the turn of the 20th century.These three identities and their influences eventually merged into the development process of Existential Psychotherapy.The meaning of life is the most important clue from Schopenhauer to Existential Psychotherapy.To clarify this clue will not only help us to understand the history of Existential Psychotherapy,but also present the contemporary value of Schopenhauer's philosophy.