Philosophical Counseling: Theory and Practice

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Raabe critiques both existing theoretical conceptions of philosophical counseling and accounts of its practice. He then presents and defends an overarching model of philosophical counseling that captures the best conceptions and reports of practice. The volume begins with an examination of the principles of philosophical counseling as they have been gathered from theoretical normative hypotheses and from accounts of actual practice. Raabe then presents a new model of philosophical counseling based on the combination of principles presented earlier and experiential data from his private practice. The volume concludes with sample cases from his own practice to illustrate the principles at work in a number of different applications of philosophical counseling. Practicing counselers as well as scholars and advanced students of philosophy, psychology, counseling, and educational guidance will find this work of particular importance.

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Philosophical Counseling is a thorough catalogue of current approaches and methods.-Philosophy in Review
Recommended for all readership levels.-Choice
This book, perhaps the first attempt at a comprehensive synthesis of approaches to philosophical counseling, is remarkable above all in its clear-headed look at the claims and practices that comprise this new movement, which has sprung unexpectedly from ancient but long dormant roots.-Practical Philosophy
This is an intelligent book which makes a major contribution to the growing literature in philosophical counseling....read this book.-Analytic Teaching
Recommended for all readership levels.Choice
"Philosophical Counseling is a thorough catalogue of current approaches and methods."-Philosophy in Review
"Recommended for all readership levels."-Choice
"This is an intelligent book which makes a major contribution to the growing literature in philosophical counseling....read this book."-Analytic Teaching
"This book, perhaps the first attempt at a comprehensive synthesis of approaches to philosophical counseling, is remarkable above all in its clear-headed look at the claims and practices that comprise this new movement, which has sprung unexpectedly from ancient but long dormant roots."-Practical Philosophy

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PETER B. RAABE teaches philosophy at Simon Fraser University and University College of the Fraser Valley in Vancouver, Canada./e He is also a philosophical counselor in private practice and was the first person in Canada to be awarded a doctorate based on his theoretical and practical work in philosophical counseling. Dr. Raabe publishes a monthly column on philosophical counseling and has written numerous journal articles on the topic.