Philosophy Practice: An Alternative to Counseling and Psychotherapy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275965419)

Although philosophy has become a purely academic discipline over the last few centuries, it once played an important role in the politics of many Western nations. Now, the end of the 20th century, philosophy seems to be returning to its original, practical purposes, thanks to the new practice of philosophical counseling, which is now emerging as an alternative to psychoanalysis and other clinical approaches. This volume describes the main theoretical aspects of this practice based on an open-ended dialogue between a philosophical practitioner and a client or a group, and places it in a historical context, while contrasting it with various forms of psychological counseling. To illustrate how philosophy can be beneficial, the author, a practicing philosophical counselor, also presents several case studies from her own practice.

Author: Shlomit C. Schuster
ISBN-10: 0275965414
ISBN-13: 9780275965419
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 08/30/1999
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.36h x 6.16w x 0.85d