16. Is philosophical practice philosophy or something else?
Let us take a step further starting from what has been said previously and trying to define the core of…
15. The value of practicing
What is philosophy about? And what exactly does “philosophical practice” mean? What purpose or sense does thinking philosophically have? Who…
14. Far from the maddening crowd
I would like to add some reflections concerning the issue of the non social facet of philosophy, raised by Arto…
13. Being is the practice of philosophical practice
Often clients say that my approach differs from the approaches of others which they have experienced, and they call it…
12. The non-social facet of philosophy
Modern philosophical practice has usually been understood as interpersonal discursive activity. But philosophy also has a non-social, or even private,…
11. What is the purpose of philosophical counseling?
When I became interested in philosophical practice and started my journey into this field, the question of the purpose of…
10. A clinical approach in philosophical consultations
When conducting my first philosophical consultations in 2007, after being a psychotherapist for some years, I was struck by the…
9. Critical self-awareness in philosophical counselling
Clients invariably seek out philosophical counseling to address or resolve a problem that seems to arise from a sense of…
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…
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…
5. The self-understanding that is nurtured by philosophy
So what is this rational self-reflective understanding that philosophical counseling nurtures? An answer, indeed the question itself, imposes a certain…