Elliot D. Cohen, Ph.D.

Elliot D. Cohen (Ph.D. Brown University) is President of the Institute of Critical Thinking and one of the principal founders of philosophical counseling in the United States. He is founder and editor of International Journal of Applied Philosophy and International Journal of Philosophical Practice, ethics editor of Free Inquiry Magazine, and co-founder and Co-Executive Director of the American Society for Philosophy, Counseling, and Psychotherapy. Author of thirteen books and numerous articles in applied philosophy and professional ethics, his books include, The New Rational Therapy: Thinking Your Way to Serenity, Success, and Profound Happiness (Prometheus), What Would Aristotle Do? Self-Control through the Power of Reason (Prometheus), The Virtuous Therapist: Ethical Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (with Gale Cohen) (Wadsworth), Philosophers at Work: Issues and Practice of Philosophy (Wadsworth), Caution: Faulty Thinking Can Be Harmful to Your Happiness (Trace-Wilco).  Dr. Cohen has lectured and taught at a number of colleges and universities in the U.S. and has appeared on National Public Radio and Air America, and has been interviewed by the New York Times Magazine and the London Observer, among other national and local venues.