By D. Robertson and T. Codd, originally published in The Behavior Therapist, vol. 42, no. 2, Feb 2019 Abstract: Stoicism provides the clearest example of a system of psychotherapy in ancient Greek or Roman philosophy. Albert Ellis acknowledged that some of the central principles of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy were “originally discovered and stated” by […]
Category archives: Philosophy of CBT
Revised Second Edition: The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
I’m pleased to announce that in December 2019, Routledge will be publishing the revised second edition of my 2010 book The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT): Stoic Philosophy as Rational and Cognitive Psychotherapy. It will be available in both hardback (ISBN 9780367219871) and paperback (ISBN 9780367219147) formats. The content has been thoroughly revised, with hundreds […]
How to Deal with Overwhelming Feelings: Postponement in Stoic Practice
How to deal with overwhelming feelings and desires (“passions”). An excerpt on the Stoic “postponement” strategy from The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (2010).
Stoic Fatalism, Determinism, and Acceptance
Excerpt from The Philosophy of CBT (2010) about freewill and determinism in Stoicism and psychotherapy.
The Earl of Shaftesbury on The View from Above
An excerpt from the personal philosophical regimen of the 17th century Earl of Shaftesbury, with a good description of the View from Above, based on his reading of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations.
Ancient Healthcare and Modern Wellbeing Blog
Ancient Healthcare & Modern Wellbeing “After reading a passage in which Marcus advocates this approach to himself, Patrick played a pre-recorded ‘View from Above’ meditation. The text for this meditation was adapted slightly from D. Robertson’s The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): Stoic Philosophy as Rational and Cognitive Psychotherapy. […] This visualization was well-received […]
Basic False Value Judgments of Certain Personality Disorders (PTypes)
Link to short article on cognitive theory and personality types on Dave Kelly’s PTypes website.
Review in The Journal of Value Inquiry
Links and some quotes from a detailed review of The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy in The Journal of Value Inquiry.
Aaron Beck interview with Jules Evans
Interview with Aaron Beck from Jules Evans’ Politics of Wellbeing blog. Short quotation and link to full article discussing philosophy and cognitive therapy.
Another Blog Discussing The Philosophy of CBT
Brief excerpt from a new blog article reviewing The Philosophy of CBT which has prompted some online discussion about philosophy and cognitive therapy in general.