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 Counseling
in partnership with
Romanian Academy – Timisoara Branch & CRIFST Timișoara,
Polytechnic University, Timișoara & PoliCom
„Aurel Vlaicu” University, Arad
French Institute Timisoara
are honored to organize in Romania the new event ICPP – 2023.
ICPP 2023 Conference International Committee:
Vasile Hațegan (Romania) (chairman), Florin Lobonț (Romania) (vice chairman), Gerd Achenbach (Germany), Sergey Borisov (Russia), Mike Roth (Germany), Lou Marinoff (USA), Maria daVenza Tillmanns (USA), Lydia Amir (Israel), Ora Gruengard (Israel), Jose Barrientos Rastrojo (Spain), Neri Pollastry (Italy), Marinelli Gincarlo (Italy), Aleksandar Fatic (Serbia), Michael Weiss ( Norway), Guro Hansen Helskog (Norway), Finn Thorbjørn Hansen (Denmark), David Sumiacher (Argentina), André de Almeida (Brazil), Constantinos Anatasopolus (Greece), Young E. Rhee (Korea), Detlef Staude (Switzerland), Tulsa Jansson (Sweden), Balaganapathi Devarakonda (India).
Conference Organizing Committee:
Vasile Hațegan (chairman), Florin Lobonț (vice chairman), Ionuț Mladin, Maria Sinaci, Mihail Pricop, Adriana Macsut, Marian Tătaru, Daniela Stănciulescu
The main objective:
In philosophical practice, the “academic” model, centered around the presence of the self-sufficient philosopher as the first reality of philosophy, is relegated to a subsidiary, informing, philosophical level. The modus philosophandi in which inquiry is a solitary contemplative process is replaced with modes of thinking inspired by the pragmatist belief that only in communication philosophy – constituted as co-philosophizing – acquires authentic reality. This relatively recently rediscovered attitude is also deeply rooted in dialectic as defined by Aristotle, which demands the presence of fellow co-inquirers – as lovers of sophia – with whom one establishes the shared points in an argumentation, and understands their community element as a major type of philosophical companionship.
EVENT 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 Academy, Timișoara Branch: Welcome message on behalf of the Romanian Academy
10:15 – 11:00 – Lydia Amir: Transformative Philosophy (Keynote address)
11:00 – 11:30 – Coffee break
11:30 – 12:15 – Lou Marinoff: Philosophical Practice During the Pandemic, and Post-Pandemic: Dancing in the Noosphere (Keynote address)
12:15 – 12:45 – Patrizia F. Salvaterra: Where we are now, where we could go (Paper presentation)
12:45 – 13: 00 – Discussions
13:00 – 14:30 – Lunch break
Academy Auditorium (Aula): Timișoara, 24 Mihai Viteazu Bvd.
Chair: Lou Marinoff
14:30 – 15:00 – Pia Houni: Philosophy as a way of Life (Paper presentation)
15:00 – 15:30 – Albert Hoffmann: The uneasiness of being a philosophical practitioner (Paper presentation)
15:30 – 16:00 – Donata Romizi: A theoretical model for philosophical consultancy (Paper presentation)
16:00 – 16:30 – Break
16:30 – 17:00 – André de Almeida: Experiential-Practice Model of Philosophical Practice (Paper presentation)
17:00 – 17:30 – Esther Charabati: Philosophy in the city (Paper presentation)
17:30 – 18:00 – Peter Worley & Alexandra Konoplyanik: PhiE-inspired philosophical counselling (Paper presentation)
18:00 – 18:30 – Ora Gruengard: The philosophical questions of the counselees (Paper presentation – online)
18:30 – 19:00 – Discussions
Academy Panel Room: Timișoara, 24 Mihai Viteazu Bvd
14:30 – 16:00 – Mihail Pricop: The power of critical thinking in group facilitation, coaching and team meetings (Workshop)
16:00 – 16:30 – Break
16:30 – 17:30 – Adriana Vlaicu: Experiencing the Café-philo (Workshop)
17:30 – 19:00 – Anca Tiurean: Developing habits of living philosophically through askesis (Workshop)
K1 Lecture Theatre Polytechnic University: Timișoara, 2 Vasile Parvan Bvd.
14:30 – 16:00 – Giancarlo Marinelli: The inner philosophical journey. An exercise of philosophy of imagination (Workshop – online)
16:00 – 16:30 – Break
16:30 – 18:00 – Lydia Amir; Joseph Agassi, Finn Hansen et al. Eds.: The Philosophy of Practical Affair; Wonder, Silence, and Human Flourishing: Toward a Rehumanization of Health, Education, and Welfare (Books presentation)
Tuesday 6 June 2023
Academy Auditorium (Aula): Timișoara, 24 Mihai Viteazu Bvd.
Chair: Aleksandar Fatic
09:00 – 09:30 – Aleksandar Fatic: Trauma, excuses and therapy (Paper presentation)
09:30 – 10:15 – Rick Repetti: A Sampling of Philosophical Counseling Frameworks, Tools, and Practices (Paper presentation)
10:15 – 11:00 – Sara Dorrego: The Art of Philosophical Practice through Socratic maieutic (Keynote address)
11:00 – 11:30 – Coffee break
11:30 – 12:00 – Adina Bezerita: Ancient Philosophy in the Present (Paper presentation)
12:00 – 12:30 – Patricia Anne Murphy: Philosophic Practice as the Evolution of the true self: A case study in Plato’s Alcibiades 1 (Paper presentation)
12:30 – 13:00 – Vasile Hațegan: Can philosophical counselling be a new profession? (Paper presentation)
Academy Panel Room: Timișoara, 24 Mihai Viteazu Bvd
09:00 – 10:30 – Kristof Van Rossem: The art of questioning (Workshop)
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 – Laurențiu Staicu: Friendship in philosophical counselling (Workshop)
12:30 – 13:00 – Discussions
K1 Lecture Theatre Polytechnic University: Timișoara, 2 Vasile Parvan Bvd.
09:00 – 10:30 – Ora Gruengard: How to get the philosophical questions of the counselees (Workshop – online)
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 – Annalisa Rossi: The horse move in Philosophical Counseling (Workshop)
French Institute Timisoara: 46 C.D. Loga Bvd.
10:00 – 13:30 – Worley & Konoplyanik: How to question better (Short course)
13:00 – 14:30 – Lunch break
Academy Auditorium (Aula): Timișoara, 24 Mihai Viteazu Bvd.
Chair: Lydia Amir
14:30 – 15:00 – Maria Papathanasiou: Practical application of Philosophical Inquiry to Parents’ -Teachers Communities (Paper presentation)
15:00 – 15:30 – Aleksandra Bulatović: Enhancing individual resilience through philosophical consultations (Paper presentation)
15:30 – 16:00 – Liberta Csonka: Anthrozoology and Philosophical Practice (Paper presentation)
16:00 – 16:45 – Annalisa Rossi: Philosophically Augmented Reality (Keynote address)
16:45 – 17:15 – Patrizia Cipolletta: Is meditation still possible in the West and how? (Paper presentation)
17:15 – 17:45 – Claudiu Marius Mesaros: Between dualism and pangenetism: what if Aristotle had not rejected atomism (Paper presentation)
17:45 – 18:15 – Luka Janeš: Teleological Tangents between Philosophical Counselling and Logotherapy (Paper presentation)
18:15 – 18:30 – Discussions
Academy Panel Room: Timișoara, 24 Mihai Viteazu Bvd
14:30 – 16:00 – Rick Repetti: Practicum on Philosophical Practices (Workshop)
16:00 – 16:30 – Break
16:30 – 18:00 – Anette Fintz: Purpose and Narrative. What is it all about? …and what has this to do with Business? (Workshop)
18:00 – 19:00 – Maria daVenza Tillmanns & Sergey Borisov: 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. (Book presentation – online)
K1 Lecture Theatre Polytechnic University: Timișoara, 2 Vasile Parvan Bvd.
14:30 – 16:00 – Sara Dorrego: Presuppositions and the art of questioning (Workshop)
16:00 – 16:30 – Break
16:30 – 17:30 – Florin Lobonț: Philosophical practice in education. Philosophy with children (Panel discussion)
17:30 – 19:00 – Annalisa Rossi: Individual Counseling sessions (English, Italian)
Wednesday 7 June
Academy Auditorium (Aula): Timișoara, 24 Mihai Viteazu Bvd.
Chair: José Barrientos-Rastrojo
09:00 – 09:45 – José Barrientos-Rastrojo: How can indigenous philosophies help to improve Philosophical Practices? (Keynote address)
09:45 – 10:30 – Michael N. Weiss: From Philosophical Practice to Reflective Practice Research (Keynote address)
10:30 – 11:00 – Georgiadis Dimitrios: Human Rights, Racism and Migration: A Philosophical Approach (Paper presentation)
11:00 – 11:30 – Coffee break
11:30 – 12:00 – Lidia Istrate: Modal Logic as a Possible Antidote for Natural Ambiguity in Philosophical Counseling (Paper presentation)
12:00 – 12:30 – Daniela Stănciulescu: Ancient Shamanic Emotional Healing Techniques and Today´s Philosophical Counseling (Paper presentation)
12:30 – 13:00 – Maria Sinaci: Spinozian Roots of Philosophical Counselling (Paper presentation)
Academy Panel Room: Timișoara, 24 Mihai Viteazu Bvd
09:00 – 10:00 – Lou Marinoff: Essays on Philosophy, Praxis and Culture. An Eclectic, Provocative and Prescient Collection (Book presentation)
10:00 – 11:15 – David O’Donaghue: The Challenges and Opportunities of Psychedelic Therapy for Philosophical Practitioners (Workshop)
11:15 – 11:30 – Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 – Michael Weiss: Philosophical Practice and Research (Panel Session)
K1 Lecture Theatre Polytechnic University: Timișoara, 2 Vasile Parvan Bvd.
09:00 – 10:30 – Lydia Amir: The Gap in our lives (Workshop)
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 – Mihaela Andreea Ionescu: General counselling skills involved in philosophical practice (Workshop)
French Institute Timisoara: 46 C.D. Loga Bvd.
10:00 – 13:30 – Mike Roth: PhiloDrama as an interactive format in philosophical practice (Short course)
13:00 – 14:30 – Lunch break
Academy Auditorium (Aula): Timișoara, 24 Mihai Viteazu Bvd.
Chair: Pia Houni
14:30 – 15:00 – László Nemes: The garden is the new café: Vegetal metaphysics and community philosophy (Paper presentation)
15:00 – 15:30 – José Barrientos-Rastrojo:Experiential Philosophy and Prison (book presentation)
15:30 – 16:00 – Henrieta Șerban: The Philosophical Consciousness. The Examination of Inner Experiences and Their Practical Affirmation (Paper presentation)
16:00 – 16:30 – Break
16:30 – 17:45 – Pia Houni & Kati Kuula: Art-based Philosophizing (Workshop)
17:45 – 18:30 – Anders Lindseth: Philosophical Practice as a virtue (Workshop)
18:30 – 19:00 – Adriana Mihaela Macsut: Philosophical Counseling in the Emergency Medicine (Paper presentation)
Academy Panel Room: Timișoara, 24 Mihai Viteazu Bvd
16:30 – 18:00 – P. Worley & A. Konoplyanik: Stepping out and stepping in (Workshop)
K1 Lecture Theatre Polytechnic University: Timișoara, 2 Vasile Parvan Bvd.
14:30 – 18:00 – Lou Marinoff: Daoism and Buddhism in Philosophical Counseling (Short course)
20:00 Festive dinner (offered by the organizer – APCFE)
Thursday 8 June
Academy Auditorium (Aula): Timișoara, 24 Mihai Viteazu Bvd.
Chair: Antonio Sandu
09:00 – 09:45 – Antonio Sandu: Transpersonal Philosophical and Spiritual Practice (Workshop)
09:45 – 11:00 – José Barrientos-Rastrojo: PP: A proposal of workshops and trainings for impoverished people (Presentation)
11:00 – 11:30 – Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 – Nikolai Khmyrov: Discovering “Epistemological Grid” of a Client (Guest) Through “Personal Constructs Dialogue” (Workshop)
12:30 – 13:30 – Conclusions and Final Event Closing (including the vote on the 18th ICPP)
French Institute Timisoara: 46 C.D. Loga Bvd.
10:00 – 11:30 – Albert Hoffman: The ritual of the question, the ritual of the answer (Workshop)
13:30 – Free time in the city and departure of guests