Andy Fisher 
Radical Ecopsychology, Second Edition 
Psychology in the Service of Life

Personal in its style yet radical in its vision,
Radical Ecopsychology, Second Edition offers an original introduction to ecopsychology—an emerging field that ties the human mind to the natural world. In order for ecopsychology to be a force for social change, Andy Fisher insists it must become a more comprehensive and critical undertaking. Drawing masterfully from humanistic psychology, hermeneutics, phenomenology, radical ecology, nature writing, and critical theory, he develops a compelling account of how the human psyche still belongs to nature. This daring and innovative book proposes a psychology that will serve all life, providing a solid base not only for ecopsychological practice, but also for a critical theory of modern society. In this second edition, Fisher includes a new preface, a new section looking back at the development of the field since the book’s initial publication a decade ago, and a look at the challenges that lie ahead.

Cuprins

Foreword by David Abram

Preface

Preface to the Second Edition

Acknowledgments




Part I. Ground Work



1. The Project of Exopsychology



The Terrain of Ecopsychology

Getting a Handle of the Project

Four Tasks

A Naturalistic and Experimental Approach



2. The Problem with Normal



Discursive Problems

Between the Human and the Natural

In Praise of the Not-So-Normal: The Hermeneutic Dimension

The Symbolic or Metaphorical Nature of Reality and the Discursive Primacy of Rhetoric




Part II. Nature and Experience



3. Beginning with Experience



“Returning to Experience”

Talking About Experience

Experiential Destruction and Ecological Crisis



4. From Humanistic to Naturalistic Psychology



The Irony of Humanistic Psychology

On Nature and Human Nature



5. Naturalistic Psychology: A Sketch



“If We Truly Experience Needs…”

Naturalism

Life as a Hermeneutic Sense-Making Journey

Nature and the Human Life Cycle




Part III. Ecopsychology Today



6. A Decade Later: Still Radical After All These Years



Looking Back, Looking Forward

Situating Ecopsychology: What About Environmental and Conservation Psychology?

Ecopsychology as a Transformation of Psychology

The
Ecopsychology Journal and “Second Generation” Ecopsychology

Ecotherapy: The Question of Praxis

Integral Ecology: Agreements and Disagreements

Challenges Ahead



Notes

Bibliography

Index

Despre autor

Andy Fisher is a psychotherapist in private practice.