- Mié. Dic 25th, 2024
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,…
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…
2. The metaphor of the heart
Both the musicologist David Burrows and the philosopher María Zambrano call attention to the fact that most common epistemological metaphors…
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…
1. Thinking and acting in context
One of the particularities of philosophical practice is that we, as philosophers, do not apply linear thinking, but rather matrix…
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,…
5. Dreams and Detachment
I often have lucid dreams. Dreams are called lucid when the dreamer is aware that he is dreaming. He is…
1. Forgotten voices of philosophy
Since the origins of philosophy in ancient Greece, reason has been regarded as the highest quality of mankind. Conceptual thinking…
7. Love as Theme and Melody: Between Sublime and Beautiful
One of the most challenging topics in philosophical counseling is love. Love is more an emotion than a philosophical term.…
4. Theories of meaning as networks of ideas
In my last two reflections on this string, I discussed two philosophical conceptions of the meaningful life: by William James…
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…