Content Description This book examines some of the most perplexing problems a client may present to a counselor and how a philosopher would deal with them. It provides a detailed philosophical discussion as well as illustrative case studies of some of the most important issues encountered in any counseling practice. It discusses philosophical counseling in general terms as well as 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.
