2. Chasing Henry
It is not hard to imagine what we expect to find in a philosophical practitioner’s library: Hardcover classics like Aristotle’s Nichomahean…
4. The fathomless in philosophical practice
The difference between philosophical practice and classical therapy methods (e.g., psychotherapy) is, strictly speaking, that the philosopher does not seek…
4. Seduced by undressing
Philosophical practice for me is not a therapy, even though people who ask for this service, have, for sure, felt…
1. Is this thing really philosophical?
Somebody tells you about a session of philosophical counseling. You listen, and you wonder: But what is “philosophical” in this…
1. Contemplating or conversing
Is philosophy a contemplative or conversational discipline? Can we philosophize on our own, or are we bound to others? When…
3. Towards a greater life
Plato tells us that we live in a narrow, dark cave, and that philosophy can lead us out to the…
3. Approaching the fathomless
Do you know the situation in a dialogue when suddenly everything turns quiet? Something happened, but it was not caused…
Philosophical Practice and Canonical Texts
To sing or not to sing? The literature of philosophical practice contains astonishingly spare entrances on the issue of a…
No Method
Gert Achenbach’s dictum, “Philosophical Practice does not have a method”, has its friends and its enemies. I am a friend.…
1. Is love beyond language?
Before trying to suggest an answer, let us reflect on this: the word “love” indicates no specific object (as a…
Reflections
Instructions for submission: A Reflection must be an original text of approximately 100-400 words, preferably in English but possibly in…
Ida Jongsma: Interview and comments
VIDEO: Interview with Ida Jongsma, a pioneer of the Dutch Philosophical Practice movement.