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Ali Ṣafāei Ḥāeri’s Approach to Philosophical Counseling… H. Mohammadabadi et al (131
instincts with the power to conclude and reminding (advice) are the
and evaluate lead to self-awareness duties of a philosophical
and choice (free will) that are formed counselor towards the clients.
deterministically in humans (Ṣafāei
Ḥāeri, 2007b: 114, 115). • Refining And Freeing
the Client’s Thoughts
• Reasoning
from Deviations
Reasoning is the power of
evaluation and comparison. It Although thinking underlies
means evaluating the goals and development, there are some
finding ways to achieve them. even with a great power of
The thought arranges the raw things who fail to find the truth
materials that were thoughtfully and thus are deviated or
packed inside us, sucks their disappointed. Sometimes,
juices, and throws out their thinking is influenced by
excrement (Ibid: 116). habits, prejudices, imitations,
Then, it concludes experiences interests, and instincts. Thus,
and knowledge and discovers new humans should be freed from
findings and unknown knowledge. these distortions to think
Afterward, reasoning evaluates and logically (Ibid: 73,74).
compares the goals and solutions A counselor’s role is to free
discovered through thinking and thoughts from the constraints of
chooses the best ones. education, heredity, environment,
After choosing the best etc., and inform clients about
goal, the perfectionist instinct contradictions (Ibid: 60).
makes the human move forward. If a container is contaminated,
Thus, he/she is freed from the it will spoil the sweetest drinks
previous path and chooses a poured into it. Thus, contaminated
new goal freely (Ibid: 59). thoughts must be cleansed so that
the truth can be perceived well.
3. The Three Main Duties of Curiosity and truth-seeking
a Counselor Towards Clients powers are effective in freeing
Refinement (purifying and freeing thoughts from prejudices,
the thought), education (training), instincts, and personal interests.
