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Logic-Based Therapy as a Philosophical Counseling Model

FATİH ÖZKAN1 ,  Murat Uzunhasanoğlu2
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1 Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi, İlahiyat Fakültesi, Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri Bölümü 06570, Ankara, Türkiye
2 Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri Prog. 42090, Konya, Türkiye
BIJP 2025, 15(4), 1789–1808; https://doi.org/10.29228/beytulhikme.88861
Received: 10 November 2025 | Published online: 29 December 2025
© 2025 by the Authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution -Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC-by the license) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )
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Abstract

This study examines the Logic-Based Therapy (LBT) model, which addresses logical fallacies and rational inconsistencies at the root of psychological problems as philosophical issues. LBT is a authentic therapy model that aims to transform individuals by identifying reasoning errors, logical inconsistencies, and philosophical deficiencies underlying emotional and behavioral disorders, and offering ‘transcendental philosophical antidotes’. Unlike classical therapy models that center on causality, LBT focuses on the consistency of logical inferences and aims to build virtuous life habits by supporting cognitive adjustments related to the client with concrete behavioral changes. Emerging from the Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy tradition, LBT uses the fundamental axioms of formal logic as a tool to identify flawed inferences, refute irrational premises, and guide the client towards ‘transcendent virtues’ such as metaphysical security, courage, and moderation. Thus, it aims not only to ‘free’ the individual from their problems but also to help them achieve a healthy personality structure in every aspect; that is, a personality structure that is consistent in intellectual, emotional, and behavioral terms. In this article, the cardinal fallacies that form the theoretical framework of the model and the transcendent virtues that balance these fallacies are analyzed within the context of the discipline of philosophical counseling.

Keywords
Philosophical counseling
Logic-Based Therapy (LBT)
practical syllogism
cardinal fallacies
antidote virtues.
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