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.
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 Salaverria 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 (phronesis): Philosophical Practice and the Call for Traditional Female Values, Camilla Angeltun Chapter 11: He comes to my practice: sharing sensibilities, Rayda Guzman Gonzalez Chapter 12: How Might Philosophical Counseling be in Garments From Simone de Beauvoir's Armoire, The Second Sex?, Narelle Arcidiacono Chapter 13: Young Women and the Strengthening of one's moral character, Marie-France Lebouc Chapter 14: Conversations with Women, M.G. Piety Chapter 15: Woman as Healer, Dena Hurst Chapter 16: Sexism and Gender Issues in Academic Philosophy: Philosophical Practice as a Balancing Act, Marleen Moors Chapter 17: Relationship Violence: How Philosophical Counseling Can Help, Kate Mehuron Chapter 18: Giving Birth to Derrida's Mother: Philosophical Practice at the End of Philosophy, Helen Douglas
