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Several philosophic paradigms reveal different ideas about how we know who we are to ourselves and to others. Emerging out of a plethora of notions, one area of philosophic thought, the intersubjective philosophy of Donald Davidson and Marcia Cavell reveals a perspective which I found significant in deepening psychoanalytic theory as well as work with patients, including people from other cultures. Two Chinese patients are presented, and the usefulness of the philosophic and psychoanalytic theory addressing their issues are discussed.
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Steger, G.S. The Mind of a Stranger: A Philosophic Contribution to Bi-Cultural Psychotherapy. Clinical Social Work Journal 32, 9–21 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CSOW.0000017510.56607.54
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