Shlomit C. Schuster

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Shlomit C. Schuster
Hebrew: שוסטר שלומית ‎
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Shlomit Schuster in 2013
Born (1951-07-19) July 19, 1951 (age 70)
DiedFebruary 15, 2016(2016-02-15) (aged 64)
NationalityIsraeli
OccupationPhilosophical Counselor

Shlomit C. Schuster (Hebrew: שוסטר שלומית ‎‎; born 19 July 1951 in Suriname and died 15 Feb 2016 in Israel) was an Israeli Philosophical Counselor,[1] and considered a pioneer in the Philosophical counseling field.[2] Her first book is considered a source of learning and teaching Philosophical counseling .[3]

Schuster migrated to Israel in 1976 and started philosophy academic studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

She got to the philosophical practice field following a newspaper article. She trained under the Dutch philosophical counselor Ad Hoogendijk, a colleague of Gerd B. Achenbach. In 1989 she opened the philosophical practice center in Israel, "Center Sophon" in Jerusalem. In 1990 she opened the philosophical First-Aid Line, "Philosophone", for persons with existential problems and ethical challenges. In 2000 she received her Ph.D. degree. Her thesis, conducted by Marcel-Jacques Dubois and Maurice S. Friedman, described the life of central philosophers in order to find ways to help people by their autobiography.[4]

She was an Editorial board member of the Journal of Radical Psychology,[5] the International Journal for Philosophical Practice,[6] and Journal of Humanities Therapy [7]

Schuster died in Jerusalem on 15 February 2016, after a serious illness.

Books[]

  • Philosophy Practice: An Alternative to Counseling and Psychotherapy (1999), Translated to Dutch (2001), Italian (2006) and Chinese (2007). This book is considered as a source of learning and teaching philosophy practice.[3]
  • The Philosopher's Autobiography: A Qualitative Study (2003)[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "In Memoriam: Dr. Shlomit C. Schuster".
  2. ^ "Michael Weiss".
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Philosophy Practice".
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Philosopher's Autobiography".
  5. ^ "Radical Psychology Editors".
  6. ^ "Editorial Board - NPCA".
  7. ^ "Humanities Therapy Project".

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