num_pages: 358
description: Suddenly confronted with his own mortality after a routine checkup, eminent psychotherapist Julius Hertzfeld is forced to reexamine his life and work -- and seeks out Philip Slate, a sex addict whom he failed to help some twenty years earlier. Yet Philip claims to be cured -- miraculously transformed by the pessimistic teachings of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer -- and is, himself, a philosophical counselor in training. Philips dour, misanthropic stance compels Julius to invite Philip to join his intensive therapy group in exchange for tutoring on Schopenhauer. But with mere months left, life may be far too short to help Philip or to compete with him for the hearts and minds of the group members. And then again, it might be just long enough.
language: English
title: The Schopenhauer Cure
titlecomplete: The Schopenhauer Cure
characters: Gill, Rebecca, Philip Slate, Pam, Stuart, Julius Hertzfeld, Tony, Bonnie
genres: American, Philosophy, Novels, Counselling, Literature, Roman, Psychology, The United States Of America, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 24469
publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics