THE SENSE OF THE SACRED IN PHILOSOPHY
Philosophical Contemplation is not just an intellectual exercise. When we contemplate a text or an idea, we must be able…
Book of Creation (2017)
Book of Creation (2017) A novel (fantasy) by Michael Winstrom and Ran Lahav Waves of accidents and disasters of all…
Handbook of Philosophical Companionship (2016)
Handbook of Philosophical Companionship (2016) A philosophical companionship is a group of people who meet online or face-to-face and contemplate…
Stepping out of Plato’s Cave (2016)
Stepping out of Plato’s Cave (2016) Philosophical practice is an international movement of philosophers who believe that philosophy can help…
Contemplating in the Queen’s palace
Before we start with philosophical contemplation, we must prepare ourselves to encounter what is precious, profound, even sacred. We are…
Retreat of Philosophical Contemplation (Italy, August 2017)
A RETREAT OF PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEMPLATION Near Torino, Italy, Wednesday August 30 – Monday, September 4 Come and leave at your…
WHEN VAGUE WORDS ARE MORE PRECISE THAN ANALYSIS
Sometimes, when I silently contemplate on a philosophical text, an inspired thought rises in my mind, like a bubble from…
THE MUSIC OF REALITY AND OF IDEAS
In philosophical contemplation, we don’t try to reach a conclusion. We contemplate an idea or a text, and we don’t…
CONTEMPLATION – Letting the depth speak through us
What does “contemplative philosophy” mean? How can philosophy be contemplative? Philosophy is a search for the fundamental principles of life…
Being a Wave in the Ocean – Philosophical Contemplation
A philosophical theory cannot touch human reality in the same way that human reality is real for me. Reality is…
How Philosophy is Changing my Life
Philosophy has changed my life because for me, philosophy is not just abstract ideas. Abstract ideas can make me think…
ON DEEP THINKING
ON DEEP THINKING (Miranda and her Philosophical Trio) “Yesterday,” Miranda tells Linda, “I had a strange experience reading the philosophical…