Logic-Based Therapy and Everyday Emotions

Elliot D. Cohen is professor and chair of the Humanities Department at Indian River State College, and adjunct professor of clinical ethics at Florida State University.

• PrefaceHow Logic-Based Therapy (LBT) Came to BeINTRODUCTION The Nuts and Bolts of LBTPART 1: THE SYSTEM OF LOGIC-BASED THERAPY Chapter 1Minding Your Emotions:Reason and Emotion in LBTChapter 2Getting at the Root of Your Emotion:Fallacies of Rules and their Guiding VirtuesChapter 3Getting the Object of Your Emotion Straight:Fallacies of Reporting and Their Guiding VirtuesChapter 4Acting Rationally:Fallacies of Behavioral Reasoning and Their Guiding VirtuesPART 2: USING LBT TO COPE WITH STRESSFUL EMOTIONSChapter 5Angry about a Girlfriend’s Clutter:How to Apply the Six Steps of LBTChapter 6Mom Keeps Son From Seeing Manic Dad: Confronting the GuiltChapter 7He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: Dealing with Anxiety about a Prospective EngagementChapter 8The Loss of a Beloved DogAddressing Bereavement Complicated by Guilt:Chapter 9The Emotional Temperament of LBT Practitioners

Elliot D. Cohen is arguably the leading authority in philosophical practice in the world today. His recent work is a testament to his refined therapeutic approach to applied logic in the consulting room. Offering many case examples to support his original methodology, this novel and important book becomes essential reading for the philosophical practitioner.