What Is Logic-Based Consultation?

Logic-Based Consultation is a method or framework for individual philosophical consultation. I like to think of it as a unique approach to problem-solving for many of life’s ordinary, but quite real, difficulties, struggles, and concerns. Rather than start by brainstorming swaths of ideas which may or may not work, philosophical consultation begins by constructing an overall picture of the problem, and then by zooming in on the little structural details, the nuts and bolts of the problem, in order to identify precisely the mechanisms of thought/belief/emotion/behavior which may be producing the problem. This is not a matter of digging into the past or speculating about subconscious drives. Instead it’s a close, logical examination of the patterns of practical reasoning that are involved with the problem. The reasoning may be cognitive, emotional, behavioral, or some combination thereof.

(The above is adapted from the “Home/About” page on this site.)

(Here is a post that gives a short general description of the LBC process.)


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2 responses to “What Is Logic-Based Consultation?”

  1. Troy Headrick Avatar

    Hey, Matthew. Let’s talk about solving problems soon. I’ve got a manuscript just about finished on problem-solving techniques and critical thinking.

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