tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post115013608880146219..comments2023-10-10T08:02:18.073-04:00Comments on Rationally Speaking: Philosophical counseling, anyone?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-57395341645177919702011-04-06T10:48:30.459-04:002011-04-06T10:48:30.459-04:00I would be very happy to see more options availabl...I would be very happy to see more options available professionally for those who have a degree in philosophy.<br /><br />There is a certification by APPA going on in New York for philosophical counseling: http://philosorapters.blogspot.com/2011/04/certification-philosophical-counceling.html <br /><br /><br />Linked this post on my blog: http://philosorapters.blogspot.com/2011/04/about-philosophical-counseling.htmlWilliam Parkhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07441198744386150525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-28914814160585182512010-09-22T23:01:05.279-04:002010-09-22T23:01:05.279-04:00Sounds very like the major Hellenistic philosophie...Sounds very like the major Hellenistic philosophies, if you ask me!TheDudeDiogeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613928663752680375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1153315022352290032006-07-19T09:17:00.000-04:002006-07-19T09:17:00.000-04:00Amaglin,but the point is that psychotherapists and...Amaglin,<BR/><BR/>but the point is that psychotherapists and psychologists are simply not trained in philosophy. They may take on similar problems with their clients, but they have no training in philosophy. Isn't that a distinction with a difference?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1150626576051866212006-06-18T06:29:00.000-04:002006-06-18T06:29:00.000-04:00Not particularly. But I've skimmed a couple of Ell...Not particularly. But I've skimmed a couple of Ellis's books and he describes his therapy as kind of a bridge between psychology and (humanistic) philosophy. <BR/><BR/>Considering this post I thought you might find that interesting, and if you were very familiar with it, I would have picked your brain about it.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1150600307775545542006-06-17T23:11:00.000-04:002006-06-17T23:11:00.000-04:00Very vaguely, should I be?Very vaguely, should I be?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1150575371482971322006-06-17T16:16:00.000-04:002006-06-17T16:16:00.000-04:00Massimo,Are you very familiar with Albert Ellis's ...Massimo,<BR/><BR/>Are you very familiar with Albert Ellis's Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy?Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1150223429230501512006-06-13T14:30:00.000-04:002006-06-13T14:30:00.000-04:00Yes, I've seen the movie, though philosophical cou...Yes, I've seen the movie, though philosophical counseling there really gets represented as a cuckoo activity... Fun movie nonetheless!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1150216116202763272006-06-13T12:28:00.000-04:002006-06-13T12:28:00.000-04:00Massimo,By any chance, have you seen the movie "I ...Massimo,<BR/><BR/>By any chance, have you seen the movie "I 'heart' Huckabees". It's very much in the vein of this discussion and I think you would appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>That goes for everyone else too.<BR/><BR/>NoahJerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925319454015150016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1150197234389018382006-06-13T07:13:00.000-04:002006-06-13T07:13:00.000-04:00>> in a way it sounds like philosophy would be tak...>> in a way it sounds like philosophy would be taking the role of religion then, even if with quite different methodology? <<<BR/><BR/>Right, in fact philosophical counseling is closely parallel to pastoral counseling. Except, of course, that I regard the latter as a fraud based on fairy tales...<BR/><BR/>As for the "Socrates vs. the sophists" issue, I did address it in the post, but here is a bit more. Why on earth should philosophers be the only exception to the universal rule that professionals get paid when they provide their services? As I pointed out in the original article, this isn't true of academic philosophers, who do get paid. Somehow it is seen as debasing to get paid to dispense professional counsel unless you are a psychologist, a psychotherapist, or a lawyer. I simply don't see the logic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099460671669064269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1150191574223668272006-06-13T05:39:00.000-04:002006-06-13T05:39:00.000-04:00If you read a Socrates biography you will see that...If you read a <A HREF="http://www.321books.co.uk/biography/socrates.htm" REL="nofollow">Socrates biography</A> you will see that he did not dispense philosophical knowledge for money. He argued freely, in very sense, in the forum. Also Aristotle's Lyceum was open to the public without them having to pay.<BR/><BR/>Rather than pay $100 an hour for a philosophical counsellor wouldn't it be more "in spirit" to read online free versions of the works of your facvourite philosophers, perhaps starting with free material about them? And then wouldn't it better to discuss their observations in one of many free forums and blogs?Mal Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757740577435906455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1150187314435907072006-06-13T04:28:00.000-04:002006-06-13T04:28:00.000-04:00It's 'ironic' that Wittgenstein regarded philosoph...It's 'ironic' that Wittgenstein regarded philosophy as the disease rather than the cure. Personally I think philosophy can be an intense manifestation of 'the disease' but can also be part of the cure.Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635409886545725801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15005476.post-1150166776750925552006-06-12T22:46:00.000-04:002006-06-12T22:46:00.000-04:00That's an interesting post. I remember reading abo...That's an interesting post. I remember reading about this "philosophical counselin" before somewhere, but it wasn't as clear as this.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, in a way it sounds like philosophy would be taking the role of religion then, even if with quite different methodology?<BR/><BR/>JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com