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A fact from E. Graham Howe appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 March 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that E. Graham Howe "introduced Eastern philosophy to psychotherapy in England"?

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Historian Rhodri Hayward presents a somewhat unusual reading of Howe in The Transformation of the Psyche in British Primary Care, 1880–1970 (2014), referring to him as an aristocrat (this appears to be hyperbole) and a "defector" (from science, evidently, again, hyperbole) because he embraced non-traditional belief systems in addition to his work. Very odd stuff. Do aristocrats drop out of school at age 12, go to work at age 15, volunteer for war at 17, and "defect" from science after practicing it for almost 40 years? It's hard to wrap my mind around Hayward. How is it that Hayward wrote this in 2014 not knowing about Buddhist and contemplative psychotherapy, which Howe anticipated by almost half a century? With historians like Hayward, who needs history? Viriditas (talk) 03:56, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Looking at Hayward's notes, I don't see any support for the term "aristocrat", although it's possible he's using it to mean "elitist" in terms of Howe's spiritual beliefs, which would make a bit more sense, instead of the literal meaning of aristocrat. Viriditas (talk) 04:09, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - Well, according to Dennis Howe, they had servants, so does this make them aristocrats? Viriditas (talk) 04:31, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Still don't see any support for the idea that Howe "defected", but if this is shorthand for defecting from mainstream psychiatry, it would make sense. I don't like how Hayward uses words here. Viriditas (talk) 04:09, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 12:50, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that E. Graham Howe "introduced Eastern philosophy to psychotherapy in England"? Source: Russell, Roberta (2001). "Review: The Crucible of Experience: R.D. Laing and The Crisis of Psychotherapy". Psychoanalytic Studies. 3 (2): 268-269. doi:10.1080/14608950120061836.
- Reviewed: Five QPQ for backlog: Template:Did you know nominations/Nippy (Better Call Saul); Template:Did you know nominations/Sunehri Bagh Masjid; Template:Did you know nominations/Chris Armstrong (political theorist); Template:Did you know nominations/Turno (musician) (double)

Created by Viriditas (talk). Self-nominated at 01:34, 2 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/E. Graham Howe; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Wow, nice work! All on-paper requirements good (age, QPQ (thanks for doing five!), length). This is a great article—neutral, well-written and properly sourced. I made a few minor edits (typos and hyperlinks). Zanahary (talk) 05:41, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]