7. The Philosophical Gardener
The basic vision of philosophical practice is inspiring: that philosophy can make our life better. The question is how to…
9. Thought and words in the Philosophical Café
For last Saturday participants had voted for the issue: Communism. We found some quotes from philosophers on the issue to…
ON BEING COMPANIONS
ON BEING COMPANIONS The faces of my online companions appear on my computer screen, side by side, in two rows,…
8. Participating as an involved party
During my absence last weekend, the participants voted for a text against non-religious public education by a Peruvian Socialist, as…
6. In the footsteps of Husserl
Contrary to the current “in vogue” tendency in academic philosophy which tends to emphasize that we can only think through…
5. Cultivating the higher dimensions of our being
The philosophical companionship is a framework for philosophical interaction, a format of philosophical practice. And like most formats, it can…
4. Philosophizing in companionship
Reflecting about relevant issues from a philosophical perspective is something that most of us love to do alone in the…
3. Togetherness in the philosophical companionship
What is a philosophical companionship? For now, it is a small group of philosophical practitioners meeting on a regular basis,…
2. What’s new in philosophical companionships?
Did you ever dream of traveling to the fourth century B.C., entering the Agora and ending up bumping into a…
1. Why philosophical companionships?
Since its birth in the early 1980s, the philosophical practice movement has been dominated by two main formats: First, one-on-one…
7. Opening philosophical cafés with a talk
There are many different ways to open a philosophical café: pose a question, give a talk, read a philosophical quote.…
6. Thought and Poetry in Philosophical Practice
I would like to add some reflections to the string Philosophical Practice and Canonical Texts initiated by Manos Perrakis. Perrakis…