Issues in Philosophical Counseling

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A detailed discussion of issues in philosophical counseling for the practitioner and general public. Raabe examines some of the most perplexing problems a client may present to a counselor and how a philosopher would deal with them. He provides a detailed philosophical discussion as well as illustrative case studies of some of the most important issues encountered in any counseling practice. The first six chapters discuss philosophical counseling in general terms, while the following 15 chapters deal with specific life issues such as the differences between how men and women communicate and how this is relevant to a counseling discussion, the role of medication in therapy, the concept of normalcy, the meaning of life, the motivation behind suicide, dream interpretation, and religious beliefs. An important resource for professionals, students, and scholars involved with philosophical counseling and applied/practical philosophy.

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[a] useful addition to the rapidly growing support now available for philosophers who would like to practise philosophy in therapeutic settings.-Practical Philosophy
[e]xplains what philosophical counseling is and what it isn't, exploring the broad spectrum of possibilities for philosophy when it ceases to limit itself to academe. Recommended. All levels.-Choice
Of the relatively few books on philosophical counseling currently available, Peter Raabe has written one of the best: namely, Philosophical Counseling: Theory and Practice...an admirable and useful book.-Metapsychology
"a useful addition to the rapidly growing support now available for philosophers who would like to practise philosophy in therapeutic settings."-Practical Philosophy
"explains what philosophical counseling is and what it isn't, exploring the broad spectrum of possibilities for philosophy when it ceases to limit itself to academe. Recommended. All levels."-Choice
"[a] useful addition to the rapidly growing support now available for philosophers who would like to practise philosophy in therapeutic settings."-Practical Philosophy
"[e]xplains what philosophical counseling is and what it isn't, exploring the broad spectrum of possibilities for philosophy when it ceases to limit itself to academe. Recommended. All levels."-Choice
"Of the relatively few books on philosophical counseling currently available, Peter Raabe has written one of the best: namely, Philosophical Counseling: Theory and Practice...an admirable and useful book."-Metapsychology

Author Bio

PETER B. RAABE teaches philosophy and has a private philosophical counseling practice. Dr. Raabe is the author of numerous articles and presentations on philosophical counseling and Philosophical Counseling: Theory and Practice (Praeger, 2000).