Plato, Not Prozac!: Applying Eternal Wisdom to Everyday Problems - Softcover

Marinoff PhD, Lou

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060931361 ISBN 13: 9780060931360

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2000

Synopsis

If you're facing a dilemma -- whether it's handling a relationship, living ethically, dealing with a career change, or finding meaning in life -- the world's most important thinkers from centuries past will help guide you toward a solution compatible with your individual beliefs. From Kirkegaard's thoughts on coping with death to the I Ching's guidelines on adapting to change, Plato, Not Prozac! makes philosophy accessible and shows you how to use it to solve your everyday problems.

Gone is the need for expensive therapists, medication, and lengthy analysis. Clearly organized by common problems to help you tailor Dr. Lou Marinoff's advice to your own needs, this is an intelligent, effective, and persuasive prescription for self-healing therapy that is giving psychotherapy a run for its money.

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Review:

"The ancient thinkers often characterized philosophy as 'medicine for the soul.' Marinoff provides a generous dose throughout these lively pages. I highly recommend it!"

-- Tom Morris, Ph.D., author of If Aristotle Ran General Motors and Philosophy for Dummies

"Philosophy [to Marinoff] is the Lava bar of intellect -- meant to be used every day, down to the nub."--"San Francisco Examiner""Plato, Not Prozac! looks to become the bible of the 'philosophical counseling' movement."--"Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine"The ancient thinkers often characterized philosophy as 'medicine for the soul.' Marinoff provides a generous dose throughout these lively pages. I highly recommend it!"--Tom Morris, Ph.D., author of "If Aristotle Ran General Motors and "Philosophy for Dummies

About the Author:

Lou Marinoff, Ph.D., is a philosophy professor at the City College of New York, a pioneer of the philosophical practice movement in North America, and president of the American Philosophical Practitioners Association (AAPA). He lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0060931361
• ISBN 13: 9780060931360
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320