Stoicism, Virtue, and Mental Health

The point of philosophy is to become a better person, at least according to the Stoics. Perhaps this is why the Stoicism and the Stoics writings continue to play a vital role in religion, philosophy, psychology, and mental health. Their four virtues, among other aspects of Stoicism, were expanded from Socrates beginning around 300BCE and…

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Albert Ellis

Albert Ellis 1913 – Ellis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and received his Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University.  He taught for several years at Rutgers and then entered private practice in 1950. He is best known for the development of Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET), which contradicts the Freudian view of mental illness and states emotions…

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