ICPP 2023 – 17th International Conference on Philosophical Practice

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Vasile Hațegan

Panel discussion: Philosophical counseling can be a new profession?
Title: Philosophical practice at the crossroads: the way to profession

Florin Lobonț

Panel discussion: Philosophical practice in education. Philosophy with children.
Title: The community of inquiry as cardinal instantiation of philosophical friendship.

Michael Weiss

Keynote lecture: From Philosophical Practice to Reflective Practice
Panel session: Philosophical Practice and Research

Giancarlo Marinelli

Workshop: “The inner philosophical journey. An exercise of philosophy of imagination”

Lydia Amir

Keynote lecture: Transformative Philosophy Abstract: I present a view of philosophy that sees it as deeply transformative. I attempt to explain which philosophies transform, how they do it, and whom they transform. I will then introduce the historical and thematic aspects of the Handbook to Transformative Philosophy, which I am currently editing for Springer. Short-bio […]

André de Almeida

Paper Presentation: Experiential-Practice Model of Philosophical Practice Abstract: In this session I will present what I refer to as the ‘Experiential-Practice Model of Philosophical Practice’. The model is based on the view that the work done through Philosophical Practice can be substantially enriched when undertaken in the context of the appropriate immersive experience and the […]

Lou Marinoff

Paper Presentation: Philosophical Practice During the Pandemic, and Post-Pandemic: Dancing in the Noosphere Abstract: This essay reflects on widespread non-medical problems posed by the pandemic, especially its intensification of the transplanting of human consciousness into virtual domains. Resuscitating Teilhard de Chardin’s 1922 conception of the noosphere—“the thinking envelope of earth”—we illustrate how the digital tradition […]

Ora Gruengard

Lecture: The philosophical questions of the counselees Abstract: I propose the view that the philosophical counselling has to be “client oriented”, that is, oriented by the counselees’ philosophical questions. As counselees are not always aware of the philosophical aspects of the dilemmas, confusions, conflicts etc. behind their sense of disability to deal satisfactorily with their […]

Annalisa Rossi

Keynote Lecture: Philosophically Augmented Reality Abstract: In this lecture I try to demonstrate that not only technology augments reality, but also philosophy. We will focus on the totally new experience of augmented reality provided by philosophical practice. Based on thinking and dialogical resources vs increasing data and information about things, philosophical practice opens up new […]

Kristof Van Rossem

Workshop: The art of questioning Asking the right questions and disciplining the conversation-behavior makes you steer a conversation in a direction that you want, be it an individual or a group. With a good question, you can influence the thinking and the behavior of your client, partner, student in a very thorough way. This seminar/workshop […]

Anette Fintz

Workshop: Purpose and Narrative. What is it all about? … and what has this to do with Business? During the last few years the word “Purpose” made its career in business: it has certainly become a kind of must-have in leader’s announcements and company’s websites. The so-called “Company’s Philosophy” is not felt complete without “purpose” […]

Aleksandra Bulatović

Paper presentation: Enhancing individual resilience through philosophical consultations Abstract: Resilience is one of the most traditional attributes to mental health that are used both for diagnosis and for the evaluation of success of psychotherapy. In addition, resilience is a traditional measure of personal maturity, where the person’s ability to withstand stress, frustration or less are seen […]

Aleksandar Fatic

Paper presentation: Trauma, excuses and therapy Abstract: Much of the modern culture of psychotherapy is based on the assumption that there is some kind of almost inevitable causation of mental disorders or experiential difficulties that harks back to traumatic experiences. Some psychiatrists, perhaps most notably Gabor Mate, argue that ‘we are all traumatized, whether we […]

Mike Roth

Short Course: PhiloDrama as an interactive format in philosophical practice Abstract: A proto-type of the present philodrama-format was realized in Zoran Kojcic`s Café Philo in Osijek 2015 after the Beograd ICPP. One way to start a PHILODRAMA is by re-enacting a picture (with philosophical content) as ‘a living sculpture’, a talking picture, e.g. using La […]

Albert Hoffmann

Paper presentation: The uneasiness of being a philosophical practitioner Abstract: If you observe the field of philosophical practice, you could get the impression, that people are constantly searching to find their place and function in society. There is a lot of unrest, search for new formats, a quest for professionalization and the not so easy task to […]

Maria Papathanasiou

Practical application of Philosophical Inquiry to Parents’ -Teachers Communities Abstract: I would like to present the innovative model of practice directed toward promoting teacher-facilitated liberating democratic dialogue between parents and teachers that is based on the fundamental principles of Socratic dialogue that academically acclaimed Columbia University professor of philosophy, Matthew Lipman, incorporated into an educational […]

Esther Charabati

Speaker presentation: Philosophy in the city The first Philosophical café in Mexico City was created by Esther Charabati 22 years ago and is still being held weekly. Philosophy in the city is a project born in Mexico City in 2016, at the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras in the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. It […]

Georgiadis Dimitrios

Paper presentation: Human Rights, Racism and Migration: A Philosophical Approach Abstract: Today, one in every 50 human beings is a migrant worker, a refugee or asylum seeker, or an immigrant living in a ‘foreign’ country. Current estimates by the United Nations and the International Organization for Migration indicate that some 150 million people live temporarily […]

José Barrientos-Rastrojo

Keynote speaker: How can indigenous philosophies help to improve Philosophical Practices? Abstract: Philosophical Practice has work on relevant theories based on Western philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and María Zambrano among others Foucault, among others. However, our field has forgotten indigenous philosophies. The first reason is because some philosophers consider they […]

Donata Romizi

Paper presentation: A theoretical model for philosophical consultancy Abstract: In this presentation, I will propose for discussion a theoretical model for philosophical consultancy. The model encompasses (1) some criteria that must be fulfilled for the consultancy to be authentically “philosophical” and (2) a cartesian coordinate system with two axes that refer to (y) the aim […]

David O’Donaghue

Workshop: The Challenges and Opportunities of Psychedelic Therapy for Philosophical Practitioners This workshop will introduce the participants to the recent application of psychedelic experience in the therapeutic/healing process. The “psychedelic experience” is defined as non-normal trans-logical experiences while under the influence of psychedelic medicines such as psilocybin, LSD, ayahausca, ketamine, or MDMA. These medicines are […]

Nikolai Khmyrov

Workshop: Discovering “Epistemological Grid” of a Client (Guest) Through “Personal Constructs Dialogue” The ancient aphorism «Know Thyself» for centuries has been nudging people to „know thy measure”. What does it exactly mean? According to the theory of Personal Constructs Psychology by George Kelly it is through measures, namely, “constructs”, that the subject perceives or, rather, […]

Luka Janeš

Paper presentation: Teleological Tangents between Philosophical Counselling and Logotherapy Abstract: The presentation will indicate the methodical and subject tangents between philosophical counselling on the one hand, and logotherapy – a psychotherapeutic direction developed in the middle of the last century by the Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist Viktor Frankl – on the other side of the […]

Patricia Anne Murphy

Paper presentation: Philosophic Practice as the Evolution of the true self: A case study in Plato’s Alcibiades 1 Abstract: In this paper I would like to illuminate a series of themes surrounding the development of the concept of self which is central to the practice of Philosophic Counseling. This is done through a careful consideration […]

Laurențiu Staicu

Workshop: Friendship in philosophical counselling Philosophical counselling (PC), as any other form of counselling, presupposes a certain relationship between (at least) two people: the counsellor and the counselee. Given the particularities of philosophical counselling and the differences, still hotly debated, between PC and other forms of counselling, in particular psychotherapy, it is worth asking what […]

Pia Houni

Paper Presentation: Philosophy as a way of Life Abstract: The title of my presentation comes from Pierre Hadot’s book Philosophy as a way of life. In this book, he studies the roots of spiritual and other exercises from ancient Greek times to contemporary life. What does it mean to live a philosophical life? How does […]

Pia Houni & Kati Kuula

Workshop (1,5h): Art-based Philosophizing In this workshop we will work with an art-based attitude to find a philosophical question. In the first part of the workshop we will concentrate on art experiences (sounds, colors, poems) and work collectively. From the participants’ experiences we will construct the philosophical questions for the dialogical process. We will look for […]

Maria daVenza Tillmanns & Sergey Borisov

Book presentation (online): Huk and Tuk and the Art of Infinite Questioning: Presentation of a series of philosophical books for children and adults. Why We Are in Need of Tails and Why We Are in Need of Tales, Part I-IV. Abstract: The presentation is dedicated to a series of playful, whimsical, yet serious books. These […]

Peter Worley & Alexandra Konoplyanik

Paper presentation: PhiE-inspired philosophical coaching Abstract: The presentation will focus on the foundational principles of the philosophical coaching (known elsewhere as philosophical counselling or consulting) approach based on the pedagogy of The Philosophy Foundation and PhiE model, developed and fine-tuned by Peter Worley over the last 20 years through work with children and adults. It […]

P. Worley & A. Konoplyanik

Workshop: Stepping out and stepping in Abstract: Building on the presentation, the workshop will allow the participants to experience and try out some of the key features of the PhiE-inspired approach to philosophical coaching developed by Peter Worley and Alexandra Konoplyanik: applying the open questioning mindset – OQM – to coaching (stepping out) and different […]

Mihail Pricop

Workshop: The power of critical thinking in group facilitation, coaching and team meetings Abstract: The workshop will help you understand the utility of philosophical skills in other fields. Together we will learn: How to control emotions using critical thinking. How to facilitate or just manage groups using philosophical counseling principles. How to increase communication skills/ […]

Adina Bezerita

Paper presentation: Ancient Philosophy in the Present Abstract: The ancient quest to ‘Know Thyself’ (Gnōthi Seauton) involved the mastery of the quadrivium and the trivium– the precursors to contemporary interdisciplinary investigations in preparation for the revelation of wisdom. This presentation points to the classical ‘one-many’ problem with its reception today and suggests a philosophical syncretism […]

Patrizia Cipolletta

Paper presentation: Is meditation still possible in the West and how? Abstract: the West, after Descartes, seems to have abandoned meditation. Philosophy has developed reflection more. And yet, other cultures have preserved meditation, and in the search for spirituality that is widespread in our time, perhaps it is appropriate for philosophy to resume doubtful thinking […]

Claudiu Marius Mesaroș

Paper presentation: Between dualism and pangenetism: what if Aristotle had not rejected atomism Abstract: Within the dualistic framework European philosophy supports insolvent problems such as that of the body-mind relationship, but especially problems related to self-identity and the acceptance of a continuity between natural life and the existence of a post-mortem world. I will try […]

Liberta Csonka

Paper presentation: Anthrozoology and Philosophical Practice Abstract: Parallel to the philosophical practice movement that was revived in the 80s, human-animal studies is gaining more and more ground to this day in the Western academic world. In my presentation I demonstrate today’s dog keepers, as the walking philosophers of the XXIth century, by outlining the turns […]

Sara Dorrego

Paper presentation: The Art of Philosophical Practice through Socratic maieutic Abstract: Philosophical practice is primarily an exercise for oneself, that usually has some effect in the way we relate to the world and the others. Bringing awareness to the way we think and occupy a space in the world can help us take distance from […]

Patrizia F. Salvaterra

Paper presentation: Where we are now, where we could go Abstract: I wish to introduce my speech presenting a short synthesis of my experience as a philosophical counselor, developed in the last twelve years of practice, trying to identify a common thread, a fil rouge while noting some recurrent topics in the relationship with most […]

Adriana Mihaela Macsut

Paper presentation: Philosophical Counceling in the Emergency Medicine Abstract: This paper is a subjective approach and has as stand my individual experience in the quality as ambulance volunteer in Bucharest, capital of Romania, under motto: always and all, ready for help. The paper has three parts: the introduction, the presentation of theme and the conclusions […]

Rick Repetti

Paper presentation: A Sampling of Philosophical Counseling Frameworks, Tools, and Practices Description: This is a description of a handful of philosophical counseling frameworks, tools, and practices, and how to bring them into philosophical practice sessions: The DIME framework, 4e Cognitive Science, the 4Ps of knowing, the Gestalt Change Process, and Philosophical Fellowship. The DIME framework […]

László Nemes

Paper presentation: The garden is the new café: Vegetal metaphysics and community philosophy Description: I recently started a similar group discussion at a community garden in downtown Budapest, trying to connect the ideas of philosophical café and community gardening into a special kind of community philosophy practice, „garden philosophy”, reminiscent of Epicurus’ overshadowed tradition. Intended […]

Anders Lindseth

Workshop: Philosophical Practice as a virtue Abstract: Ever since Aristotle, virtues have been understood as the mean between vices. I will present Philosophical Practice as a middle way between questioning and knowing. SHORT CV: Anders Lindseth (1946) is in Norway Professor Emeritus for practical philosophy at the Centre for Practical Knowledge, Nord University. He has […]

Anca Tiurean

Workshop: Developing habits of living philosophically through askesis Abstract: Participants are invited to explore and reflect critically about their ideas of „living well”, the extent to which they live up to their own philosophies, the ways in which they could unveil their own philosophies by consultative and self-consultative practices and how they identify and manage […]

Henrieta Șerban

Paper presentation: The Philosophical Consciousness. The Examination of Inner Experiences and Their Practical Affirmation Abstract: The only life worth living is the one examined (Plato) and the only one worth examining is the fully lived one (Alphonso Lingis).The philosophical consciousness and its core of lucidity is paramount in the remembrance and return to the genuine inner self, as […]

Lidia Istrate

Paper presentation: Modal Logic as a Possible Antidote for Natural Ambiguity in Philosophical Counseling Abstract: In this presentation I am willing to explore one of the challenges that occur in the field of philosophical practice (and beyond) – the ambiguity of the language as an unavoidable consequence of practicing the language and I wishfully intend […]

Mihaela Andreea Ionescu

Workshop: General counselling skills involved in philosophical practice Abstract: The workshop will focus on a number of general counselling skills that proved to be indispensable in the training of MA students of philosophical counselling. Based on case studies, examples of skills in practice, practical exercises and forms and checklists, this highly applicative training program illustrates the […]

Maria Sinaci

Paper presentation: Spinozian Roots of Philosophical Counselling Abstract: The interest of researchers in Spinoza’s philosophy has manifested itself over the centuries by approaching his works from various perspectives. With the development of practical philosophy in recent decades, and especially of philosophical counseling, Spinoza’s works have been brought to attention as important resources for developing models […]

Adriana Vlaicu

Workshop: Experiencing the Café-philo This workshop consists in a practical application of the group method termed the café philosophique or the café-philo. This method is thought of as offering a space for philosophical debates opened to anyone who wants to participate. The idea behind this concept is to make philosophy accessible to everyone. This seminar/workshop […]

Antonio Sandu

Workshop: Transpersonal Philosophical and Spiritual Practice Abstract: Transpersonal practices aim at the reintegration of the person by overcoming the limited Self. In this workshop we will present ways of philosophical practice, through guided meditation, starting from the question: Who am I? The Atma Vichara methodology proposed by Ramana Maharshi will be explored from the perspective […]

Daniela Stănciulescu

Paper presentation: Ancient Shamanic Emotional Healing Techniques and Today´s Philosophical Counseling Abstract: In the shamanic thinking, an important idea is that the earth does not belong to us. Earth is just a wonderful and welcoming host, both for us and for other species. Has the sense of ownership dehumanized us, as the French philosopher Jean […]

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17th International Conference on Philosophical Practice Sophia, Counseling and Intercultural Philosophical Dialogue June 5-8, 2023, Timișoara, Romania The Professional Association of Philosophical and Ethical...

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ICPP 2023 PROGRAM ( Zoom connection details are available in the News section) Monday 5 June 2023 Academy Auditorium (Aula): Timișoara, 24 Mihai Viteazu Bvd. 9:00 – 10:00 – Participants registration Chair: Florin Lobonț 10:00 – 10:10 – Florin Lobonț, Opening Address and introductory remarks 10:10 – 10:15 – Dan Dubină, President of the Romanian […]

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