Abstract:Philosophical counseling is an activity of consultant to boost the mood of visitors with philosophical theories. The key limitation of philosophical counseling is about changing visitors in their cognition with philosophical theories. Practitioners claimed that it is a regression to Socrates tradition, while what Socrates would like to do is to refute certain ideas rather than prove them, and also that he didn’t make money by using his wisdom. Philosophical counseling is just one new channel leading from the ivory tower to the markets; there is not abundant wealth of practical experience in the history of philosophy. Philosophy consulting has been one massive movement in Europe and America; however, the profession itself is questioned and there are many obstacles in China.
李林. 哲学咨询的实质及其在中国发展的障碍[J]. 浙江工商大学学报, 2015, (1): 41-48.
LI Lin. On the Nature of Philosophical Counseling and the Barriers to Development in China. Journal of Zhejing Gongshang University, 2015, (1): 41-48.