Forfatter fødeår: 1951
Forfatters profession: professor
A practical guide to working with people suffering from depression. It outlines how to work with general negativity, sense of failure and abandonment, and... Læs mere
New revised edition of the bestselling CBT self-help guide.
Human Nature and Suffering is a profound comment on the human condition, from the perspective of evolutionary psychology.
Comprising 30 key points and divided into two parts – Theory and Compassion Practice – this concise book provides a clear guide to the distinctive characteristics of compassion focused therapy as a wide-ranging, integrative approach.
Gilbert investigates how the concepts of political philosophy can be applied to the practical problems of terrorism, state violence and national identity, marking a major step towards a better understanding of a very intractable problem.
This title serves as an introduction to the philosophy of mind area of the undergraduate philosophy curriculum. It covers issues such as the language of thought, the road to functionalism and the problem of qualia.
Depression: The Evolution of Powerlessness offers a fresh perspective on research, theory and conceptualisations of the depressive disorders, derived from evolution theory and arguing for the adoption of the biopsychosocial model.
Throughout the text Gilbert shows how two psychological systems (derived from ethological and experimental work), labelled the defense and safety system dominate the unfolding and integration of human mental life.
This book attempts to classify the accounts of nationhood that can be given in terms of the kinds of argument for statehood they support. It is based on the International Society for the Study of European Ideas conference in 1990.