9. Is there anything wrong with methods?
Some philosophical practitioners are against methods. This might seem strange. After all, many important philosophers had methods: Aristotle’s syllogistic method,…
8. Methods, but not shared ones
Philosophical counselors have methods such as questioning background assumptions, examining concepts, clarifying the counselee’s thoughts, trying to see familiar situations…
7. Methods in East and West
I think that for the still young philosophical counselling it is important not only to define its nature and bring…
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,…
No Method
Gert Achenbach’s dictum, “Philosophical Practice does not have a method”, has its friends and its enemies. I am a friend.…
5. Questions about method invite us to justify our practice
We can consider ‘Method’ as an answer to the question, “What is happening in a philosophical conversation? How do you…
4. Methods determine the road
Many of those who write about methods in philosophical practice refer to the ancient Greek ‘methodos’. As the contraction of…
3. Using methods without justifying ourselves
The main method of philosophy aims to conceptualize the world so that we are able to grasp it. And we…
2. What is ‘method’?
By ‘method’ I understand a fixed way to realize a pre-conceived effect. By example, to manufacture a car, you can…
1. No Method
Gert Achenbach’s dictum, “Philosophical Practice does not have a method”, has its friends and its enemies. I am a friend.…