What is it about?
Addresses the issue of circular causality and analyzes the concept of causality, in general. Defines different types of circular causality. Addresses philosophical means to transcend the circular versus linear causality dichotomy.
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Why is it important?
This is the first article to critically analyze circular causality translation and defines two types of circular causality: recursivity and holicity. It also addresses application of social constructivism philosophy to the theoretical mix.
Perspectives
This article is crucial to a clear understanding of two types of circular causality and alternative perspectives in the debate on causal relations in counseling and psychotherapy.
University of Missouri Curators' Distinguished Professor Robert Rocco Cottone
University of Missouri St. Louis
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This page is a summary of: BEYOND LINEARITY AND CIRCULARITY: DECONSTRUCTING SOCIAL SYSTEMS THEORY, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, April 1992, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1992.tb00927.x.
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