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…
6. Two visions of philosophical practice
I can find in our field two main visions of philosophical practice, and they seem to me radically different from…
8. A shared search for the meaning of life
What is philosophical in Philosophical Practice? My answer is: the philosopher. The way I understand it, more than to philosophical…
7. First ingredient: Fundamental issues of human existence
Perhaps we disagree on the definition of “philosophy,” but one thing is clear: Philosophy is the kind of discussions written…
5. Combining stories and dialogues
After Plato, almost every philosopher wrote only in myths. They wrote a story about what they believed the world or…
6. Philosophy as attitude and content
In my opinion, to answer the question “what’s philosophical in philosophical counselling?” we first need to explain what is it,…
4. A philosopher’s life, excessively meaningful
The ancient Greeks believed that the death of a person had a great deal to say about his life. Henri…
5. Dialogical search for wisdom
At first, I thought that problem solving was the main goal of philosophical counselling. A few years later, I’ve encountered…
3. Mythos and Logos
Plato was the first to say that philosophy begins with wonder, and I can connect my own first personal experience…
4. “Philosophical” counseling versus “Good” counseling
Tell me please, what is “philosophical” in your counseling? Well, as a philosophical counselor I don’t impose ideas on my…