Frank P Gruba-Mccallister
Biographic Data
| ID | 4239929 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frank P Gruba-Mccallister |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frank P |
| FAMILY NAME | Gruba-Mccallister |
| SIGNATURE | GRUBA-MCCALLISTER F P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Illinois School of Professional Psychology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The imp of the reverse
Survival of Suicide as an Opportunity for Transcendence
This article examines the experience of surviving a suicidal act. An existential-phenomenological approach is used to discuss this complex and intense human experience. Survivors' psychological suffering and their potential for finding in this experience an opportunity for growth are addressed. A dialectical resolution of the paradox of life and death is described as the catalyst for transcendence. Particular attention is given to the promotion o…
Efficient causality in Boring's work and thought
Efficient-cause determinism is identified as a dominant theme in the work of Edwin G. Boring. An efficient cause is defined as one which is temporally prior to its effect and which impels or pushes this effect. This theme is located in Boring's discussions of freedom, the nature of science, the role of the Zeitgeist in the history of science, and the definition of consciousness. The limitations imposed on our understanding of psychology by this e…
Survival of Suicide as an Opportunity for Transcendence
This article examines the experience of surviving a suicidal act. An existential-phenomenological approach is used to discuss this complex and intense human experience. Survivors' psychological suffering and their potential for finding in this experience an opportunity for growth are addressed. A dialectical resolution of the paradox of life and death is described as the catalyst for transcendence. Particular attention is given to the promotion o…
Efficient causality in Boring's work and thought
Efficient-cause determinism is identified as a dominant theme in the work of Edwin G. Boring. An efficient cause is defined as one which is temporally prior to its effect and which impels or pushes this effect. This theme is located in Boring's discussions of freedom, the nature of science, the role of the Zeitgeist in the history of science, and the definition of consciousness. The limitations imposed on our understanding of psychology by this e…
The imp of the reverse
Survival of Suicide as an Opportunity for Transcendence
This article examines the experience of surviving a suicidal act. An existential-phenomenological approach is used to discuss this complex and intense human experience. Survivors' psychological suffering and their potential for finding in this experience an opportunity for growth are addressed. A dialectical resolution of the paradox of life and death is described as the catalyst for transcendence. Particular attention is given to the promotion o…
Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Existentialism (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Alienation (1 work) · Causality (physics) (1 work)