Does philosophy help with mental health?

We found out that philosophy increases kids’ sense of autonomy (the ability to choose things for yourself) and decreases their anxiety. It didn’t make them feel more capable or give them a greater sense of belonging, though.

Will philosophy make me happy?

No: immediate experience does. Further, reason encourages worrying, which doesn’t make you so happy. So no philosophy can tell you anything you don’t already know about how to have happy experiences, but systematic philosophies like Epicureanism or Stoicism or Kantianism offer orientation.

What do you do when studying philosophy?

To study Philosophy is to see the connection between ideas, and to explicate that connection in a reasoned and logical way. An ethicist, for example, might draw upon behavioral psychology to argue that humans should lead a certain kind of life.

What was the ancient Greek philosophy on physical and mental health?

The ancient Greeks believed that mental and physical health were interrelated as they had found that the body and mind should be in harmony.

How does philosophy relate to happiness?

The philosophy of happiness is the philosophical concern with the existence, nature, and attainment of happiness. Thus, philosophers usually explicate on happiness as either a state of mind, or a life that goes well for the person leading it.

What is the relationship between philosophy and depression?

Often times philosophy, one’s own thinking, expectations and perception of reality may actually be the problem. Expectations cause cognitive dissonance and feelings which in behavioral terms would be related to the process of “extinction”. Depression is complex and personal.

What is the problem with philosophy?

Often times philosophy, one’s own thinking, expectations and perception of reality may actually be the problem. Expectations cause cognitive dissonance and feelings which in behavioral terms would be related to the process of “extinction”. Depression is complex and personal. Some of the causes and factors may include:

Which philosophers have suffered the worst forms of depression?

Philosophers such as John Stuart Mill, William James, and Friedrich Nietzsche suffered the worst throes of depression.

What exactly is depression?

“Depression, in most of its manifestations, is the healthy suspicion that 1) there may not be an aim or point to existence, and/or 2) that the life people have actually created, the ‘structure of society,’ is not one worth participating in.