The new page “Philosophical Reflections” is now open. Philosophers and philosophical practitioners are invited to post their reflections on philosophy,…

We can consider ‘Method’ as an answer to the question, “What is happening in a philosophical conversation? How do you…

Canons provide philosophical practitioners with valuable tools for their work. They make them familiar with texts and authors or with…

As a philosophical counselor, I am only as good as my “canon.” By this I mean the body of texts…

This string of reflections focuses on philosophy in its literal translation, namely the love of wisdom. If we understand philosophy…

As philosophical practitioners, we believe that philosophy doesn’t belong only to universities, because it is relevant to everyday life. But…

Philosophical practice is neither diagnostic nor prognostic. Unlike counselors of the psychological variety, we, as philosophers are firmly affixed to…

Finally, let me state this: for me, all human emotions/attitudes are “just human”. I mean: no divine or demonic intervention…

I sit down and read the article “What makes life significant” by the American thinker William James (1842–1910). What am…

The horizontal plane of life is one of desires and aversions, aims and actions. It is thirst and fever in…

To my surprise, many philosophical practitioners I met in the past revealed themselves as practioners of a contemplative system with…

“Our reason is forced to arrange the means according to the goals”, says Simone Weil in one of her small…