Paul Watzlawick Philosopher

Paul Watzlawick (July 25, 1921 – March 31, 2007) was an Austrian-American family therapist, psychologist, communications theorist, and philosopher. A theoretician in communication theory and radical constructivism, he commented in the fields of family therapy and general psychotherapy. Watzlawick believed that people create their own suffering in the very act of trying to fix their emotional problems. He was one of the most influential figures at the Mental Research Institute and lived and worked in Palo Alto, California.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 25, 1921
Birth place	Villach , First Austrian Republic , Austria
Date of death	July 07, 1925
Place of death	Palo Alto California
Main interest	Communication theory Constructivist epistemology