Ego States and the Theory of Theory

The Strange Case of the Little Professor

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20177512
AutoresIan Stewart (0000-0002-4968-527X, autor de correspondencia), Ian B Stewart (0000-0002-1133-7421)
Año2001
Volumen31
Número2
Páginas133-147
Fecha de publicación2001-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTransactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/036215370103100209
OpenAlexW2577312162
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas12

This speech discusses the processes of reasoning that are entailed in the building of scientific models and sets forth some generally accepted principles of model building. The speaker emphasizes that a “good” model can only be defined in terms of its usefulness, which in turn can only be judged against the intended use of the model. A model can never be said to be “correct” or “incorrect.” In light of these principles, the speaker suggests a critique of various different versions of the ego state model

Cognitive science · Epistemology · Id, ego and super-ego · Psychoanalysis · Computer Science · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy