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Author: Gerd B. Achenbach ,
Michael Picard
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Lexington Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.522kg
ISBN: 9781793651136
ISBN 10: 1793651132
Pages: 210
Publication Date: 15 April 2024
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Professional and scholarly
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Achenbach at his best. Thoughtful, witty, and steeped in the European philosophical tradition, he takes us along as he reflects on the philosophical impulses underlying philosophical practice, on what needs it addresses, on what mastering it may be and require, and makes a compelling case for why it matters today. This choice selection of essays, long-awaited and masterfully translated, is a must-read for anyone interested in philosophical counselling and in the therapeutic significance of philosophical thinking more generally. --Raja Rosenhagen, Ashoka University Gerd Achenbach is one of the pioneers of philosophical practice, up there with Socrates, and up there with the other leaders among his contemporaries in the philosophical practice movement, such as Pierre Hadot, Pierre Grimes, Lou Marinoff, and others. While his reputation precedes him, and some of his works have been translated into English, Philosophical Praxis captures Achenbach's unique, formidable character, philosophy, and spirit. Michael Picard has contributed an excellent service - a labor of love that comes through in his capturing of Achenbach's style - in making this valuable contribution to philosophical practice available in English. This is a must read for anyone interested in philosophical practice! --Rick Repetti, Kingsborough Community College This collection of Gerd Achenbach's most important writings (in his own judgment) on Philosophical Practice is a much-awaited milestone in the history of this field. It's been more than forty years since Achenbach baptized Philosophical Practice and gave it a solid philosophical foundation--in German. In all these years, Philosophical Practice expanded worldwide and took many different forms, while Achenbach's incipit remained obscure to all those who could not read German. Through his excellent translation of Achenbach's texts into English (an almost impossible task requiring outstanding linguistic and philosophical skills), Michael Picard marks a turning point in this story and makes an invaluable gift to all those interested in and caring for Philosophical Practice. --Donata Romizi, University of Vienna
"""Achenbach at his best. Thoughtful, witty, and steeped in the European philosophical tradition, he takes us along as he reflects on the philosophical impulses underlying philosophical practice, on what needs it addresses, on what mastering it may be and require, and makes a compelling case for why it matters today. This choice selection of essays, long-awaited and masterfully translated, is a must-read for anyone interested in philosophical counseling and in the therapeutic significance of philosophical thinking more generally."" ""Achenbach at his best. Thoughtful, witty, and steeped in the European philosophical tradition, he takes us along as he reflects on the philosophical impulses underlying philosophical practice, on what needs it addresses, on what mastering it may be and require, and makes a compelling case for why it matters today. This choice selection of essays, long-awaited and masterfully translated, is a must-read for anyone interested in philosophical counseling and in the therapeutic significance of philosophical thinking more generally."" --Raja Rosenhagen, Ashoka University ""Gerd Achenbach is one of the pioneers of philosophical practice. While his reputation precedes him and some of his works have been translated into English, Philosophical Praxis captures Achenbach's unique, formidable character, philosophy, and spirit. Michael Picard has contributed an excellent service―a labor of love that comes through in his capturing of Achenbach's style―in making this valuable contribution to philosophical practice available in English. This is a must read for anyone interested in philosophical practice!"" ""Gerd Achenbach is one of the pioneers of philosophical practice. While his reputation precedes him and some of his works have been translated into English, Philosophical Praxis captures Achenbach's unique, formidable character, philosophy, and spirit. Michael Picard has contributed an excellent service―a labor of love that comes through in his capturing of Achenbach's style―in making this valuable contribution to philosophical practice available in English. This is a must read for anyone interested in philosophical practice!"" --Rick Repetti, Kingsborough Community College ""This collection of Gerd Achenbach's most important writings on Philosophical Practice is a much-awaited milestone in the history of this field. It's been more than forty years since Achenbach baptized Philosophical Practice and gave it a solid philosophical foundation--in German. In all these years, Philosophical Practice expanded worldwide and took many different forms, while Achenbach's incipit remained obscure to all those who could not read German. Through his excellent translation of Achenbach's texts into English (an almost impossible task requiring outstanding linguistic and philosophical skills), Michael Picard marks a turning point in this story and makes an invaluable gift to all those interested in and caring for Philosophical Practice."" ""This collection of Gerd Achenbach's most important writings on Philosophical Practice is a much-awaited milestone in the history of this field. It's been more than forty years since Achenbach baptized Philosophical Practice and gave it a solid philosophical foundation--in German. In all these years, Philosophical Practice expanded worldwide and took many different forms, while Achenbach's incipit remained obscure to all those who could not read German. Through his excellent translation of Achenbach's texts into English (an almost impossible task requiring outstanding linguistic and philosophical skills), Michael Picard marks a turning point in this story and makes an invaluable gift to all those interested in and caring for Philosophical Practice."" --Donata Romizi, University of Vienna"
""Achenbach at his best. Thoughtful, witty, and steeped in the European philosophical tradition, he takes us along as he reflects on the philosophical impulses underlying philosophical practice, on what needs it addresses, on what mastering it may be and require, and makes a compelling case for why it matters today. This choice selection of essays, long-awaited and masterfully translated, is a must-read for anyone interested in philosophical counseling and in the therapeutic significance of philosophical thinking more generally."" --Raja Rosenhagen, Ashoka University ""Gerd Achenbach is one of the pioneers of philosophical practice. While his reputation precedes him and some of his works have been translated into English, Philosophical Praxis captures Achenbach's unique, formidable character, philosophy, and spirit. Michael Picard has contributed an excellent service―a labor of love that comes through in his capturing of Achenbach's style―in making this valuable contribution to philosophical practice available in English. This is a must read for anyone interested in philosophical practice!"" --Rick Repetti, Kingsborough Community College ""This collection of Gerd Achenbach's most important writings on Philosophical Practice is a much-awaited milestone in the history of this field. It's been more than forty years since Achenbach baptized Philosophical Practice and gave it a solid philosophical foundation--in German. In all these years, Philosophical Practice expanded worldwide and took many different forms, while Achenbach's incipit remained obscure to all those who could not read German. Through his excellent translation of Achenbach's texts into English (an almost impossible task requiring outstanding linguistic and philosophical skills), Michael Picard marks a turning point in this story and makes an invaluable gift to all those interested in and caring for Philosophical Practice."" --Donata Romizi, University of Vienna
Author Information
Gerd B. Achenbach is chairman of the Society of Philosophical Praxis. Michael Picard teaches philosophy at Douglas College in Vancouver, Canada.
