Towards a Neo-Aristotelian account of philosophical counseling
by Thesigan Nadarajan; Clark, Michael
Title: | Towards a Neo-Aristotelian account of philosophical counseling |
Author(s): | Thesigan Nadarajan
Clark, Michael |
Issued date: | 2019 |
Publisher: | Assumption University Press |
Citation: | Prajna Vihara: The Journal of Philosophy and Religion 20, 1 (January-June 2019), 66-74 |
Abstract: |
At present, there is no generally accepted account of what philosophical counselling is or why we should practice it. The aim of this article is to propose an account of philosophical counselling in terms of an Aristotelian concept of Eudaimonia. I argue that this concept provides an apt description of what philosophical counselling, in many cases, consists in. One benefit of construing philosophical counselling in terms of Eudaimonia is that it provides a natural justification for the practice: since it is plausible that Eudaimonia is a desirable state to be in, philosophical counselling is worth engaging in inasmuch as it promotes that state. |
Subject(s): | Prajna Vihara: -- Journal of Philosophy and Religion
Prajna Vihara: -- Journal of Philosophy and Religion -- 2019 |
Keyword(s): | Philosophical counseling
Aristotle Eudaimonia |
Resource type: | Journal Article |
Extent: | 9 pages |
Type: | Text |
File type: | application/pdf |
Language: | eng |
Rights: | This work is protected by copyright. Reproduction or distribution of the work in any format is prohibited without written permission of the copyright owner. |
Rights holder(s): | Assumption University |
URI: | http://repository.au.edu/handle/6623004553/22211 |
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