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    Broomé, Rodger E

    The Humanistic psychologist, 12/2016, Volume: 44, Issue: 4
    Journal Article

    Reviews the book, Les Collectifs Du CIRP: Vol. 1. The Redirection of Psychology: Essays in Honor of Amedeo P. Giorgi edited by Thomas F. Cloonan and Christian Thiboutot (2014). The Redirection of Psychology was composed in honor of Dr. Amedeo P. Giorgi, the leading developer of the descriptive phenomenological method for psychological research and a leading critic of mainstream psychology, and was presented to him on May 8, 2011 at the meeting of the Interdisciplinary Coalition of North American Phenomenologists (ICNAP.) Also known as a festschrift, this collection of essays was written by Giorgi’s colleagues and students, spanning his 50-year career. This review provides an overview and sketch of this important tribute to Giorgi’s career and work in psychology, which created international ripple effects. I address key essays emphasizing aspects of Giorgi’s work that he highlighted in later years of his career and provide an overview of the remaining essays to show the breadth and diversity of issues and topics discussed by the authors. A limitation of this review is that not all of the essays in the work necessarily resonated with my sensibilities and interests. This review is also a commentary on how The Redirection of Psychology holds “something for everyone” in terms of subject matter and theoretical or philosophical commitments. The human sciences are diverse, and this contributed book demonstrates the diversity of our scholarly community. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)