Description

With contributions from eighteen professional women counselors from twelve different countries, this book is the first to provide an overview of new-born philosophical practices from an entirely female perspective. It gives voice to women's thoughts and brings to the reader a living portrait of philosophy as a service to people and a training for those in search of a fully lived existence. As the authors draw on first-hand experience, their philosophical analyses intertwine with changes in attitudes and real-life stories, unearthing that forgotten soul of philosophical thought which our ancestors referred to as the Anima. The book provides a lively, sprightly and vivacious picture of how philosophy is used in practice, a long way from the rigidness and stereotypical severity of its traditional image. It will not fail to inspire readers to live their thoughts and think their lives.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Women Think in Whispers in a Developing Country: A Glance through The Lens Of Philosophical Counseling, Riella Morhayim
Chapter 2: Therapy in Serbia from a Gender Perspective, Natasa Radovanovic
Chapter 3: The Awakening of 'Anima' in Philosophical Counseling, Silvia Bakirdjian
Chapter 4: Philosophical Counseling at the End of Life. A Gender Perspective, Luisa Sesino
Chapter 5: The Eros of Doubting, Heidi Salaverría
Chapter 6: Philosophic Humor for Women – (and Men): Fighting Shame and Disgust, Lydia Amir
Chapter 7: The Need to Be Needed, Ora Gruengard
Chapter 8: Sex, Dating and Love: Differences between Men and Women, Roxana Kreimer
Chapter 9: Rational Emotions in Philosophical Counselling, Marianne Vahl
Chapter 10: The Awakening of F???es?? (phronesis): Philosophical Practice and the Call for Traditional Female Values, Camilla Angeltun
Chapter 11: He comes to my practice: sharing sensibilities, Rayda Guzmán González
Chapter 12: How Might Philosophical Counseling be in Garments From S

Product details

Published Apr 23 2015
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 322
ISBN 9780739191651
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 1 b/w illustrations; 1 b/w photos;
Dimensions 231 x 160 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Luisa de Paula

Anthology Editor

Peter Raabe

Contributor

Riella Morhayim

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Luisa Sesino

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Lydia Amir

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Ora Gruengard

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Roxana Kreimer

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Marianne Vahl

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M.G. Piety

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Dena Hurst

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Marleen Moors

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Kate Mehuron

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Helen Douglas

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