The Schopenhauer Cure, 9781921215728
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Facing death, a therapist confronts his past and philosophical cure.

The Schopenhauer Cure

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    368 pages

  • Release Date

    6 January 2008

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Summary

The Schopenhauer Cure: A Novel of Philosophy and Therapy

Julius Hertzfeld, a renowned psychotherapist, faces his own mortality, leading him to question his impact on his patients’ lives. He confronts his past failures, bringing him face-to-face with Philip Slate, a former patient he couldn’t help 23 years prior.

Philip, now claiming to be cured by the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer, seeks Julius’s supervision to become a philosophical counselor. Julius reluctantly agrees,…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781921215728
ISBN-10:1921215720
Author:Irvin D. Yalom
Publisher:Scribe Publications
Imprint:Scribe Publications
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:6 January 2008
Weight:312g
Dimensions:207mm x 140mm x 23mm
About The Author

Irvin D. Yalom

Irvin D. Yalom is emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine. The author of two definitive psychotherapy textbooks, Dr. Yalom has written several books for the general reader, including Love’s Executioner, Staring at the Sun, Creatures of a Day, and Becoming Myself; and the novels When Nietzsche Wept, The Schopenhauer Cure, and The Spinoza Problem. Dr. Yalom lives in Palo Alto and San Francisco, California.

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