The New Rational Therapy: Thinking Your Way to Serenity, Success, and Profound Happiness - Softcover

Cohen, Elliot D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0742547345 ISBN 13: 9780742547346

Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc., 2006

Synopsis

Throughout the ages, great thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Aquinas, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Nietzsche, and many others have had incredibly useful things to say about overcoming the strife of everyday living and attaining happiness. Unfortunately contemporary approaches to psychology have made only limited use of this guidance. At last, here is an uplifting psychology that systematically applies the wisdom of the ages to attaining life pregnant with insight, meaning, value, and purpose. Guided by the vision of great minds, this book shows you how you can still feel secure and hopeful in a precarious, uncertain universe; face evil with lifeaffirming courage; build selfesteem, respect for others, and global reverence; become your own person; take control of you're emotions and behavior; strengthen your willpower; confront moral problems creatively; build rapport and solidarity with others; and hone your practical decisionmaking skills. Unlike classical approaches to rational psychology that only scratch the surface of what's deeply wrong in your life, THE NEW RATIONAL THERAPY gets to the core and offers you penetrating, philosophical antidotes for transcending your malaise, and for attaining an enduring, profound happiness.

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About the Author

Elliot D. Cohen, Ph.D., is executive co-director and co-founder of the American Society for Philosophy, Counseling, and Psychotherapy; professor and chair at the Indian River College; editor-in-chief and founder of The International Journal of Applied Philosophy and The International Journal of Philosophical Practice. Author of twelve books and numerous articles, his most recent book on philosophical counseling is What Would Aristotle Do? Self-Control through the Power of Reason. Other recent books include Philosophers at Work: Issues and Practice of Philosophy; The Virtuous Therapist: Ethical Practice of Counseling & Psychotherapy; and News Incorporated: Corporate Media Ownership and its Threat to Democracy.

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From Preface: "About a half century ago, a man with a vision looked to the teachings of the ancient Stoic philosophers to develop a rational approach to psychology. The result was a type of therapy that has radically changed the face of contemporary psychology. I speak here of one of the most influential psychologists of the past century, Albert Ellis, founder of the popular therapy known as Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Ellis tapped into an enormously valuable reserve, but there is an incredibly vast sea of such knowledge that still remains untapped. The strides made in this book to harness the wisdom of the ages mark a new beginning in the endeavor to make rational therapy more profoundly rational."

Edition details

• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742547345
• ISBN 13: 9780742547346
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310