Philosophical Therapy with Professor Joseph Dowd

Dr. Joseph Dowd is a philosophy instructor at California State
University San Bernardino. He will teach us Logic-Based Therapy
and address the Need for Progressives to Reclaim
Self-Improvement.


Dr. Dowd is licensed by the National Philosophical Counseling
Association (NPCA) as a philosophical consultant. A philosophical
consultant is basically a therapist who uses philosophical
reasoning to address emotional problems. He is trained in
"Logic-Based Therapy" or "LBT." In this presentation, He will
explain LBT and how you can use it in your own life without
needing to visit a philosophical consultant. LBT is especially
useful for people interested in politics. It helps to defuse
anger, defensiveness, and other emotions that can cause political
dialogue to degenerate into a shouting match.


With his focus on Asian philosophy, Dr. Dowd is concerned that
many left-wing intellectuals have turned against the self-help
and wellness industries. "Left-wing intellectuals make good
points when they criticize the self-help and wellness
industries," he says. "However, by abandoning self-help and
wellness, the left creates a void that's being filled by
right-wing intellectuals" and people like Jordan Peterson.