Shlomit C. Schuster
Shlomit C. Schuster | |
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| Hebrew: שוסטר שלומית | |
 Shlomit Schuster in 2013 | |
| Born | 19 July 1951 |
| Died | 15 February 2016 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Philosophical Counselor |
Shlomit C. Schuster (Hebrew: שוסטר שלומית ; born 19 July 1951 in Paramaribo, Suriname and died 15 Feb 2016 in Israel) was an Israeli Philosophical Counselor,[2] and considered a pioneer in the Philosophical counseling field.[3] Her first book is considered a source of learning and teaching Philosophical counseling .[4]
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.[5]
She was an Editorial board member of the Journal of Radical Psychology,[6] the International Journal for Philosophical Practice,[7] and Journal of Humanities Therapy [8]
Schuster died in Jerusalem on 15 February 2016, after a serious illness.
Books[edit]
- 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.[4]
- The Philosopher's Autobiography: A Qualitative Study (2003)[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Schuster, Shlomit C. (1951-)". Royal Library of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Dr. Shlomit C. Schuster".
- ^ "Michael Weiss".
- ^ a b "Philosophy Practice".
- ^ a b "The Philosopher's Autobiography".
- ^ "Radical Psychology Editors".
- ^ "Editorial Board - NPCA".
- ^ "Humanities Therapy Project".
External links[edit]
- The original site of Shlomit C. Schuster (Last update: July 2015)
- In her memory
- Memoir of National Philosophical Counseling Association
- Facebook Memoir: (in spanish)
- Philosophone, Philosophical First-Aid Line
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