The Relation between Philosophy and psychological health
Abstract
Plato's claim who, centuries ago, defined psychopath one as one whose faculty of logic is confused and should be treated by the philosopher to improve his/her faculty of thinking and logic- is what is discussed in this article; that is, the relation between philosophy and psychological health.Both psychology and logic concern with the acts of the thought; psychology, however, discusses the acts of the thought as they are and regardless of their external relations. Logic examines the acts of the thought to attain a goal; that is, the truth. Philosophy, in its both aspects makes the psychological health possible for the individual and society.In the context of psychological health, having a correct understanding, philosophers,and in particular, Muslim philosophers, have presented procedures, which are very useful in today's world, where innumerable dangers threaten man's psychological health.