Staunen, Humor, Mut und Skepsis

If you take a look at the bestseller lists from recent years you will notice one thing: Philosophy is in. The great potential present in the canon of philosophy for use in therapy, counseling and organizational development, on the other hand, still goes unmined. The human ability to wonder, to laugh, to be courageous and to be skeptical provides therapists and counselors with a number of options when approaching basic human problems. Thomas Stölzel, a cultural scholar and systemic therapist who has worked in this field for many years now, has written a book directed toward practitioners, full of definitions, case studies, methodological scenarios and exercises. Together they put readers in the position to reflect on their own position and behavior from a new angle.This approach goes beyond the therapeutic competence taught by individual schools of thoughts and provides basic philosophical information about one´s own position as counselor as well as showing how to use a particular vantage point to expand one´s tools, whether as therapist, counselor, coach or organizational developer. It is at once a cultural essay as well as a treasure chest of practical suggestions, metacommentaries and encouragements for independent thinking.