Essays on Philosophical Counseling

By Ran Lahav

Book Overview

In the first book written in English on this growing field of applied philosophy, Essays on Philosophical Counseling is a collection of 14 articles by leading philosophical counselors from five countries. The book presents the reader with the major approaches to philosophical counseling, by combing theoretical discussions with a large number of case studies. Divided into three parts, Essays on Philosophical Counseling first discusses the theoretical and historical background of philosophical counseling, then deals with the relationship between philosophical counseling and psychotherapy and last, focuses on specific types of problems and predicaments and how they are addressed philosophically.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819199737
• ISBN13: 9780819199737
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"