Poli-Ethics of Constructivism: Kelly’s Liberalism Without Paternalism and Rorty’s Vision of Liberal Hope in the 21st Century
George Kelly describes the personal construct system of psychotherapists as embodying liberalism without paternalism, though he offers little beyond its implications for psychotherapists. This paper revisits and expands the notion, situating it within Kelly’s psychological theory, constructivist philosophy, and its pra...