Book description
Professor Lou Marinoff's first book drew on the wisdom of the great
philosophers to solve our everyday problems, launching a movement that
restored philosophy to what it once was: useful in all walks of life.
Now, in
The Big Questions
, he takes the concept to the next level, applying centuries of
philosophy and great literature to answer central questions of modern
existence.
Urging us not to accept victimhood as the by-product of modern life,
Professor Marinoff uses specific case studies from his counseling
practice to show how wisdom from the great thinkers can help us define
our own philosophy, and thereby reclaim our sense of well-being. He asks
and answers questions that go to the heart of the human condition: How
do we know what is right? How can we cope with change? Why can't we all
get along? And, most centrally, how can we use the centuries of wisdom
that have come before us to help us answer these questions and feel at
ease in the world?
Accessible, entertaining, and profoundly useful, The Big Questions
mixes wisdom from the great thinkers with specific case studies to
illuminate how a shift in perspective can truly be life changing.
Lou Marinoff is the author of the international hit Plato, Not
Prozac!,
which has been published in twenty languages. A professor of philosophy
at the City College of New York, Marinoff is also the founding president
of the American Philosophical Practitioners Association.
Praise for Plato, Not Prozac
:
'What exactly is philosophical practice? Marinoff calls it 'therapy for
the sane.' In a nutshell, it's using the 2,500-year-old tradition of
philosophy to solve everyday problems, like work, relationship and
family issues. It's a return to what philosophy was meant to be - a
guideline for a way of life.'-Salon. Com
'Plato, Not Prozac!
looks to become the bible of the "philosophical counseling"
movement.' -Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine
'The ancient think
Lou Marinoff is the author of the international hit Plato,
Not Prozac!, which has been published in twenty languages. A
professor of philosophy at the City College of New York, Marinoff is
also the founding president of the American Philosophical
Practitioners Association.
