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Psychology Today: Our Human Condition
Liberating Psychotherapy, Society, and Yourself
Why psychotherapy must support both authentic selves and just societies.
In this guest column, Zenobia Morrill, Ph.D., reimagines psychotherapy as a relational and political act—one that reshapes how we live, connect, and resist.
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Honors and Recognition
Research Ireland St. Patrick's Day Medal
Charles B. Seelig Chair of Philosophy at Boston College, Dr. Richard Kearney, has been awarded the 2025 Research Ireland St. Patrick’s Day Academic Medal for his contributions to philosophy, literature, and the Northern Irish peace process. Presented by Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin, the award recognizes individuals in the United States whose work has significantly advanced research and collaboration between Ireland and the U.S.
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Lecture Series Highlight
Awakening Wonder: Teaching Philosophy to Teens and Tweens in Texas
Claire Katz, PhD, Professor of Philosophy and Education at Texas A&M University, discusses the philosophy summer camp for teens and tweens she founded, P4C Texas and the Aggie School of Athens. Drawing on her 30+ years of teaching, Katz highlights how the camp’s unique community of inquiry pedagogy brings the transformative power of philosophical education to young people, including those in STEM fields, fostering critical thinking, dialogue, and meaningful engagement.
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Lecture Series Highlight
Polyphonic Suffering: Reading Shakespeare to Respond to Illness
Arthur Frank explores how living with suffering involves telling one’s story to renew self-understanding and how Shakespeare’s plays offer powerful resources for this work—giving language to pain, offering consolation, and presenting characters who become companions in endurance. Drawing from his latest book, King Lear: Shakespeare’s Dark Consolations, Frank reflects on how literature can help us live with, rather than overcome, suffering.
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Conference Highlight
Psychology and the Other 2025
Join us for the 2025 Psychology and the Other Conference, taking place September 18–21 at Boston College. Featuring renowned speakers, interdisciplinary tracks, and a vibrant community of scholars and clinicians, this year’s gathering continues the tradition of bridging psychology with the humanities. Registration is now open—visit the link below for full details.
The Center for Psychological Humanities & Ethics promotes conversation between the psychological sciences and humanities to advance our understanding of the enduring ethical questions at the heart of human existence.
Upcoming Offerings
Every other Tuesday from May 27 - July 8
7:00-8:30 p.m. EST
Thursday, September 18th
5:00 p.m. EST
Call for Proposals
Journal of Humanistic Psychology (JHP) Special Issue
The Journal of Humanistic Psychology invites submissions for a special issue on Liberation Psychologies and Transformative Praxis. Inspired by Ignacio Martín-Baró’s vision of a psychology for liberation, this issue explores how psychology can critically engage with oppression, resist dehumanization, and foster transformative action for collective healing.
We welcome theoretical papers, empirical studies, narrative testimonios, critical translations, and arts-based contributions that foreground psychopolitics, liberatory praxis, and decolonial thought. Submissions may engage with themes such as critical consciousness, de-ideologization, historical recovery, aesthetic reclamation, and liberatory mental health practices.
Deadline for submissions: July 15, 2025
Honoring Philip Cushman
Philip Cushman, a moral and political luminary in the field of psychology, died on August 22, 2022, the victim of a hit-and-run accident.
A beloved teacher, scholar, and clinician, Phil is remembered for his rich analysis of how the self has been conceptualized in the field of psychology, along with his historical and critical exploration of the moral and political horizons of psychotherapy.
With the establishment of this endowed Fund, created to honor Phil and foster his moral imagination for the field of psychology, we will continue this critically important work for generations to come.
“The argument over the question of whether or not psychology is or is not a philosophical science is, for psychology, a struggle for its very existence.”