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, nationality = Israeli , other_names = , occupation = Philosophical Counselor , years_active = , known_for = , notable_works = Shlomit C. Schuster ( he, שוסטר שלומית ; born 19 July 1951 in

and died 15 Feb 2016 in

) was an Israeli Philosophical Counselor, and considered a pioneer in the

Philosophical counseling Philosophical consultancy, also sometimes called philosophical practice or philosophical counseling or clinical philosophy, is a contemporary movement in practical philosophy. Developing since the 1980s as a profession but since the 1950s as a prac ...

field. Her first book is considered a source of learning and teaching

. Schuster migrated to Israel in 1976 and started philosophy academic studies at the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

. She got to the

philosophical practice Philosophical consultancy, also sometimes called philosophical practice or philosophical counseling or clinical philosophy, is a contemporary movement in practical philosophy. Developing since the 1980s as a profession but since the 1950s as a prac ...

field following a newspaper article. She trained under the Dutch philosophical counselor Ad Hoogendijk, a colleague of

Gerd B. Achenbach Gerd B. Achenbach (born 11 February 1947 in Hameln as ''Gerd Böttcher'') is a German philosopher. He is widely noted for founding the world's first philosophical practice in 1981, a contemporary movement in practical philosophy. He received a doc ...

. In 1989 she opened the

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. She was an Editorial board member of the Journal of Radical Psychology, the International Journal for Philosophical Practice, and Journal of Humanities Therapy 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. * The Philosopher's Autobiography: A Qualitative Study (2003)

References

External links

The original site of Shlomit C. Schuster (Last update: July 2015)

Memoir of National Philosophical Counseling Association

Facebook Memoir: (in spanish)

Philosophone, Philosophical First-Aid Line
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schuster, Shlomit C. 1951 births 2016 deaths Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Israeli Jews Israeli people of Surinamese-Jewish descent Israeli philosophers Jewish philosophers Philosophical counselors Surinamese emigrants to Israel Surinamese Jews People from Paramaribo