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Philosophy Practices as Alternative Ways to Well-Being
Author(s)Schuster, Shlomit
AbstractOutlined are several ways in which philosophical knowledge can contribute to personal and social well-being. In the introduction, “What is Philosophical Practice and Counseling,” the author describes how the ancient philosophical tradition of care for the soul or self has been revived among philosophers and others in the last twenty years. The sections “The Philosophical Counseling Hotline” and “Personal Well-being and the Philosophical Café” are accounts of specific applications of ideas of the contemporary German philosopher Gerd B. Achenbach, the founder of the international philosophical practice movement. In the conclusion “Philosophical Benevolence” the author argues for benevolence as a skeptical touchstone for philosophy in practice.
IssueNo1
Pages1-10
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceRadical Psychology
VolumeNo1
PubDateSummer 1999
ISBN_ISSN6091-0038


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