Plato, not prozac! : applying philosophy to everyday problems

Plato, not prozac! Applying philosophy to everyday problems

Lou Marinoff

Book - 1999

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Subjects
Philosophical counseling.
Self-realization.
Published
New York : HarperCollins 1999.
Language
English
Main Author
Lou Marinoff (-)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
xii, 308 pages
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780060193287
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I. New Uses for Ancient Wisdom
  • 1. What Went Wrong With Philosophy--and What's Going Right With It Lately
  • 2. Therapy, Therapy Everywhere, and Not a Thought to Think
  • 3. PEACE in Your Time: Five Steps to Managing Problems Philosophically
  • 4. What You Missed in Philosophy 101 That Can Help You Now
  • Part II. Managing Everyday Problems
  • 5. Seeking a Relationship
  • 6. Maintaining a Relationship
  • 7. Ending a Relationship
  • 8. Family Life and Strife
  • 9. When Work Doesn't Work
  • 10. Midlife Without Crisis
  • 11. Why Be Moral or Ethical?
  • 12. Finding Meaning and Purpose
  • 13. Gaining from Loss
  • Part III. Beyond Client Counseling
  • 14. Practicing Philosophy with Groups and Organizations
  • Part IV. Additional Resources
  • Appendix A. Hit Parade of Philosophers
  • Appendix B. Organizations for Philosophical Practice
  • Appendix C. Directory of Philosophical Practitioners
  • Appendix D. Further Reading
  • Appendix E. Consulting the I Ching
  • Index
Review by Booklist Review

If one is to believe this New Age self-help book, the answers to most of life's problems can be found by applying lessons learned from the classic philosophers. Marinoff advocates "philosophical counseling" as an improvement over what he considers the psychiatric industry's tendency to medicate their patients for any mental malady, major or minor. By following his "PEACE" process (problem, emotion, analysis, contemplation, and equilibrium), we can deal rationally with matters of the heart, business, family discourse, even face our mortality. Each chapter is sprinkled with aphorisms from such revered philosophers as Sartre, Lao Tzu, Machiavelli, and, of course, Plato. The book includes a primer on some of history's most critical thinkers as well as a directory of organizations and practitioners of philosophical counseling. Would the world be better off if we took the time to analyze our problems as thoughtfully as Marinoff suggests? No doubt. Whether readers accept his theories is the bigger question. --Ron Kaplan

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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