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Philosophy in Philosophical Counseling

Unasked Questions, Open Answers
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Philosophy in Philosophical Counseling: Unasked Questions, Open Answers offers a base for criticizing approaches to philosophical counseling that fail to be philosophical or relevant to the counselees' concerns. It analyses the impact of tacit, unexamined, philosophical assumptions and examines their influence on the search for solutions, while explaining how such assumptions may obstruct that search. Ora Gruengard argues that conversations in which the participants disagree with each other are the adequate context for calling tacit assumptions into question and exploring alternatives. Her research shows how philosophical assumptions change in informal conversations and illuminates their important role in education, religious guidance, and psychological treatments. Nevertheless, philosophical issues are best dealt with in explicit philosophical dialogues in which counselees are respected as philosophical partners who are encouraged to think critically and make their own judgments. This book addresses counselors' dilemmas by presenting examples of hypothetical counseling conversations and true sessions with real people. Gruengard also discusses what kind of philosophical knowledge and expertise is necessary for doing the job adequately.
Ora Gruengard is an independent scholar.
Introduction: The Relevance of Philosophy Chapter One: Philosophical Questions Chapter Two: Coping with the Questions of the Counselees Chapter Three: The Philosophical Counselor Chapter Four: Some Concrete Examples Chapter Five: Who Does Not Need Academic Philosophy? Chapter Six: The Irrelevance of Philosophy: The Scientific Perspective Conclusion: The Relevance of Philosophy Appendix A: Wisdom: Knowing When to Decide Rationally to Be Non-Rational Appendix B: Philosophical Controversies Appendix C: Philosophical Influences and Presuppositions in Psychotherapy
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