@article{ART003259376},
author={hyeyeonju},
title={Therapy and Counseling for Guilt -Existential Self-Becoming Through Guilt-},
journal={PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE},
issn={1975-1621},
year={2025},
number={49},
pages={141-173}
TY - JOUR
AU - hyeyeonju
TI - Therapy and Counseling for Guilt -Existential Self-Becoming Through Guilt-
JO - PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 49
PB - Research Institute for East-West Thought
SP - 141
EP - 173
SN - 1975-1621
AB - In Being and Time, Heidegger reveals that the voice calling one back to one’s authentic self from the pressures of the public sphere is the call of conscience, through which the ontological meaning of guilt discloses the authentic existence of Dasein. Guilt, therefore, is not a reflective judgment directed toward others according to external norms, but a philosophical reflection upon one’s own being, responding to the call of conscience and seeking authenticity.
This paper first examines Heidegger’s concept of guilt, in which conscience opens the possibility of discovering authentic self-being, and Sartre’s understanding of guilt in relation to freedom and responsibility. It then explores how their ontological notions of guilt have been applied in therapeutic practices such as Daseinanalysis, existential analysis, and logotherapy, developed by figures like Medard Boss, Ludwig Binswanger, and Viktor Frankl.
In contemporary society, the arrow of guilt is often misdirected outward, weaponized through public opinion, and as the dominance of the public increases, the authenticity of human existence becomes increasingly obscured. For guilt to function as an inner illumination rather than a projection toward others, philosophical counseling is essential.
Such counseling provides a space for confronting oneself through conscience and opens the possibility of existential maturation and authentic self-becoming.
KW - sin;guilt;conscience;existence;original self;insincerity
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hyeyeonju. (2025). Therapy and Counseling for Guilt -Existential Self-Becoming Through Guilt-. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 49, 141-173.
hyeyeonju. 2025, "Therapy and Counseling for Guilt -Existential Self-Becoming Through Guilt-", PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, no.49, pp.141-173.
hyeyeonju "Therapy and Counseling for Guilt -Existential Self-Becoming Through Guilt-" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE 49 pp.141-173 (2025) : 141.
hyeyeonju. Therapy and Counseling for Guilt -Existential Self-Becoming Through Guilt-. 2025; 49 : 141-173.
hyeyeonju. "Therapy and Counseling for Guilt -Existential Self-Becoming Through Guilt-" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.49(2025) : 141-173.
hyeyeonju. Therapy and Counseling for Guilt -Existential Self-Becoming Through Guilt-. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 49, 141-173.
hyeyeonju. Therapy and Counseling for Guilt -Existential Self-Becoming Through Guilt-. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE. 2025; 49 141-173.
hyeyeonju. Therapy and Counseling for Guilt -Existential Self-Becoming Through Guilt-. 2025; 49 : 141-173.
hyeyeonju. "Therapy and Counseling for Guilt -Existential Self-Becoming Through Guilt-" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.49(2025) : 141-173.
