> Are Personal Construct Psychology and Social Constructionism
> incompatible points of view? I find myself beginning to place a foot
> in each camp. I see some specific areas of incompatibility but a
> number of areas of congruence. In your opinion(s) can a person
> comfortably subscribe to both PCP and Social Constructionism
> simultaneously?
I've though about this a fair amount, and am inclined to say emphatically
"it depends..." PCP is a very clearly defined theory, while Social
Constructionism is a rather fuzzy set of theories. I think it's easier to
stand in PCP and dip a toe into SC than vice versa (though I think the
social constructionists need PCP's methodological rigor more than PCP
needs anything SC has to offer).
I do think they have different philosophical roots (American pragmatism
for PCP, European idealism for SC); I also think George Kelly would like
being called a postmodernist about as much as he liked being called an
existentialist.
Regards,
Tim
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