Table of Contents

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• Foreword by Prof. Stephen Palmer
• Introduction: Philosophy & Psychotherapy
• Contented with Little

Part I: Philosophy & Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• The “Philosophical Origins” of CBT
• The Beginning of Modern Cognitive Therapy
• A Brief History of Philosophical Therapy
• Stoic Philosophy & Psychology
• Rational Emotion in Stoicism & CBT
• Stoicism & Ellis’ Rational Therapy (REBT)

Part II: The Stoic Armamentarium

• Contemplation of the Ideal Sage
• Stoic Mindfulness of the “Here & Now”
• Self-Analysis & Disputation
• Autosuggestion, Premeditation, & Retrospection
• Premeditatio Malorum & Mental Rehearsal
• Stoic Fatalism, Determinism & Acceptance
• The View from Above & Stoic Metaphysics
• Conclusion: Fate Guides the Willing
• Appendix: An Example Stoic Therapeutic Regime
• Appendix: The View from Above Script