“He accepted without question the notion that there is such a thing as 'normal,' that most people have attained it, and that it could be achieved by his patients if only they would have a successful therapy.” — Philip Cushman Copy Share Image
“We in the West are accustomed to thinking that humans are all basically the same underneath our different cultural clothing, that the concerns the… — Philip Cushman Copy Share Image
“He accepted without question the notion that there is such a thing as 'normal,' that most people have attained it, and that it could… — Philip Cushman Copy Share Image
“The self is configured in ways that both reflect and influence the very foundations of social life and everyday living. Without the guidance set… — Philip Cushman Copy Share Image
“In the West, there have been many pre-twentieth century configurations of the self...Each of these selves are part of the heritage of the West.… — Philip Cushman Copy Share Image
“The message is constantly displayed on television commercials, where the motive of keeping up with (rather than cooperating with) the Jonses is treated as… — Philip Cushman Copy Share Image
“The self embodies what the culture believes is humankind's place in the cosmos-- its limits, talents, expectations and prohibitions... There is no universal, trans-historical… — Philip Cushman Copy Share Image
“This taken-for-granted understanding about what it means to be human-- that one must be fixed, adjusted, remade, or healed-- seems to be so central… — Philip Cushman Copy Share Image
“Vast historical changes in the last 500 years in the West have slowly created a world in which the individual is commonly understood to… — Philip Cushman Copy Share Image
“Notice that I am treating psychotherapy as a cultural artifact that can be interpreted, rather than as a universal healing technology that has already… — Philip Cushman Copy Share Image
