TCI as Lifestyle
Jens G. Röhling · Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht eBooks · 2017
TCI originally developed out of psychoanalysis, albeit not as a “means of treating the individual,” but as a “way of educating everyone” (Cohn, 1975). Educational theory cannot succeed without some vision of how life itself can be successful. The “philosophy of lifestyle” (or “philosophy of the art of living”) is dedicated to the “successful” or “enjoyable” life. Thus, it is completely logical to include TCI in this equation and put a new spin on an old subject. This new accent reflects the changes that took place in the 1960s and 1970s with the creation of a the “new modern” (Schmid, 1998) and the emphasis it placed on the needs of individuals.