[Inhoudsopgave]: Acknowledgments9(2)Preface11(170)1. Philosophic Foundations of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)17(74)2. Core Philosophies That People Use to Disturb Themselves and That They Can Radically Change91(8)3. Attempts to Take a Middle Road between Empirical Science and Spiritual and Religious Philosophies99(6)4. Does Faith Actually Help Believers in Religious and Spiritual Philosophies to Improve Their Mental Health?105(6)5. Using Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy with People Who Believe in Religion111(14)6. The Dangers of Extreme, Absolutistic, and Fanatical Religious and Spiritual Philosophies125(10)7. My Prejudices about Encouraging Religious Philosophies and Practices135(10)8. Zen Buddhism and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy145(24)9. The Social Philosophy of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy169(12)10. The Political and Economic Philosophy of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy181(14)11. A Consideration of""""Rational"""" and""""Irrational"""" Spirituality195(14)Conclusion209(4)Appendix A: Intellectual Fascism213(16)Appendix B: REBT Diminishes Much of the Human Ego229(20)Selected References249(8)About the Author257(2)Index259