- Mar. Dic 24th, 2024
4. The motivation behind arguments
This evening, the issue at the philosophical café was Heidegger and his Black Notebooks. One participant stated with great passion…
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…
3. How not to play with ideas
In his essay “Circles,” the 19th century American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson describes inspired conversations: (I am simplifying here his…
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…
3. The philosopher in the philosophical café
The speaker of that evening stated that: 1) insects and fish do not suffer nor feel pain, because they have…
1. The practice of a practice
In the discussion on philosophical practice, the emphasis is often on “philosophical”. However, I would like to start a discussion…
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…
6. Disharmony of the soul
Many philosophers have said that a meaningful life requires goals and an effort to reach them. But what if our…
2. Giving space to the power of ideas
Ideas, as I said earlier, have a tremendous power to inspire us and awaken us – not just philosophical ideas,…
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…
2. Platonic thinking in philosophical practice
The idea of Matrix-thinking was introduced by Plato in his dialogues. For example, when he takes up the issue of…
1. The amazing power of ideas
Philosophy deals with ideas. Philosophical practitioners work with ideas, but for a special purpose: to make life deeper, richer, fuller…