Because of a family gathering, we had to arrive late at our philosophical café several weeks ago. A philosopher friend…

How often are you asked to explain what philosophical practice is? Generally, just after I’ve introduced myself, people wonder what…

Some philosophical practitioners are against methods. This might seem strange. After all, many important philosophers had methods: Aristotle’s syllogistic method,…

The practice of letter-writing has a long history in philosophy. A key-text of the Hellenistic tradition is Epicure’s famous Letter…

Let us take a step further starting from what has been said previously and trying to define the core of…

Last evening at the philosophical café we dealt with the issue of time. I decided to change the dynamic in…

Philosophy and poetry have a common origin: the wonder at the presence of things. Philosophy distinguishes itself from poetry in…

Philosophical ideas have a tremendous power to inspire us and awaken us, but they need a space in our hearts…

This evening, the issue at the philosophical café was Heidegger and his Black Notebooks. One participant stated with great passion…

What is philosophy about? And what exactly does “philosophical practice” mean? What purpose or sense does thinking philosophically have? Who…

In his essay “Circles,” the 19th century American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson describes inspired conversations: (I am simplifying here his…

Philosophical counselors have methods such as questioning background assumptions, examining concepts, clarifying the counselee’s thoughts, trying to see familiar situations…