10. A clinical approach in philosophical consultations
When conducting my first philosophical consultations in 2007, after being a psychotherapist for some years, I was struck by the…
1. Thinking and acting in context
One of the particularities of philosophical practice is that we, as philosophers, do not apply linear thinking, but rather matrix…
6. Not without a method
The problem of the “methods in philosophical practice”, raised by Leon De Haas is certainly a crucial issue. De Haas,…
5. Dreams and Detachment
I often have lucid dreams. Dreams are called lucid when the dreamer is aware that he is dreaming. He is…
1. Forgotten voices of philosophy
Since the origins of philosophy in ancient Greece, reason has been regarded as the highest quality of mankind. Conceptual thinking…
7. Love as Theme and Melody: Between Sublime and Beautiful
One of the most challenging topics in philosophical counseling is love. Love is more an emotion than a philosophical term.…
4. Theories of meaning as networks of ideas
In my last two reflections on this string, I discussed two philosophical conceptions of the meaningful life: by William James…
9. Critical self-awareness in philosophical counselling
Clients invariably seek out philosophical counseling to address or resolve a problem that seems to arise from a sense of…
9. Not critical thinking but networks of ideas
In a previous reflection I said that in order to be “philosophical,” a discourse must discuss basic issues of existence.…
8. Academic philosophical practice: Foe as friend, or vice versa
Many philosophical practitioners love to hate academic philosophy. Does the contrast between philosophical practice and academic philosophy correspond to the…
6. Love in Philosophical Counseling
The complex dynamics of a relationship in a couple is probably one of the most recurring issues brought up by…
7. The virtues of our counselees
My last reflection made a promise to return to the issue of suitable clientele or candidacy. The question was placed…