Stepping out of Plato´s Cave by Ran Lahav Plato’s allegory of the cave touches us because it reminds us of our heart’s yearning to expand our lives and live more deeply and fully. Our everyday world is usually limited to a “cave”—a superficial, comfortable routine. We go through our daily activity as if we were on automatic pilot. It is only in special moments of self-reflection that we realize how constricted our daily moments are, and then we feel the yearning...
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What is a philosophical companionship? by Ran Lahav
| … Importantly, this is not an ordinary discussion-group, for several reasons. First, as the word “companionship” implies, the relationship among companions is very special. Unlike discussion-groups in which participants express personal opinions and make statements, philosophical companions think in togetherness, “resonating” with each other as well as with the text. Second, as the word “contemplative” implies, companions think and interact from the deeper aspect of their being. |
This month's topic: PHILOSOPHIZING Why Philosophize? WEEK 1 - JaspersWEEK 2 - SocratesWEEK 3 - NovalisWEEK 4 - Zambrano An issue for reflectionWHAT DOES PHILOSOPHIZING DO TO US? The winner of this month's competition is: There are no necessary tools for understanding the philosophical life. The important tools are you and your own life. by Sergey Borisov from Russia Caption Competition The above photo needs a caption (a text). Send us your suggestion! A caption can be a title, or...
This month's topic: INNER TRUTH What is inner truth? And how seriously should we take it? WEEK 1 - KierkegaardWEEK 2 - FichteWEEK 3 - EmersonWEEK 4 - MarcelAn issue for reflectionWHAT IS INNER TRUTH? AND HOW SERIOUSLY SHOULD WE TAKE IT? - Sometimes an idea touches me powerfully. It feels so real and true, even though I cannot prove it logically. Do you know that experience? - Sure. And sometimes it is very brief. All of a sudden, an...
This month's topic: ON FRIENDSHIP What does it mean to be a true friend? An issue for reflectionWHAT DOES IT MEANTO BE A TRUE FRIEND? “I am a good friend of Mary, but not so good of Julia.” What does “good” friend mean? When can we count a friendship as “good” or “deep”? “I am his friend, but he is not my friend.”Is this possible? Can we call a one-sided relationship “friendship?” “My dog is my best friend!” Is this possible? Can...
This month's topic: LOVE What is love? WEEK 1 - Fromm WEEK 2 - Weil WEEK 3 - Unamuno WEEK 4 - Plato An issue for reflectionWHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF LOVE? Linda loves her son Gabriel. Gabriel loves humanity, but especially the girl across the street. The girl across the street loves her dog Nero, and she also loves her father. Her father loves only himself. Actually, her father also loves the new president of the country. And chocolate cookies too. -...
This month's topic: BEAUTY What is beauty? WEEK 1 - Plotinus WEEK 2 - Santayana WEEK 3 - Wittgenstein WEEK 4 - Schiller WEEK 5 - Ficino An issue for reflectionWHAT IS BEAUTY? - Look at my new car! It’s beautiful, don’t you think? - Well… Beauty is a subjective perception. - Subjective perception? When you and I look at my car, do we perceive different things? - Obviously. - What do I perceive when I look at it and see it as beautiful? -...
VIDEO: Stefania Giordano - Feminine identity in counseling [spvideo]https://youtu.be/vGfeTwLZbo0[/spvideo] Stefania Giordano is an Italian philosophical practitioner and member of S.i.Co.F. (Italian Society of Philosophical Counseling). Presently, she has philosophical meeting with individuals and with groups. {jcomments on}
Философская практика – Quo Vadis?[1] Лахав Ран (Lahav Ran)Государственный колледж Джонсона (Johnson State College), Сиенский университет (Siena Heights University), доктор философии, магистр психологии, философ-практик, г. Хардвик (Hardwick), США (Вермонт). E-mail:
VIDEO: Eef Cornelissen - Philosophical games and art [spvideo]https://youtu.be/dCxSz8RJqxU[/spvideo] Eef Cornelissen is a Belgian philosophical practitioner with a Master’s degree in philosophy. She trains artists and teachers in Philosophy for Children at several colleges, she is a Socratic Dialogue facilitator, and is now developing various formats such as philosophical games. {jcomments on}
VIDEO: Jeanette Knox - Philosophical Practice with cancer patients [spvideo]https://youtu.be/4n4oTeIB4Dw[/spvideo] Jeanette B. L. Knox (PhD) is a philosophical practitioner who does research and work within healthcare (particularly medical/clinical ethics and rehabilitation). Jeanette is associate professor at the Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, President of the Danish Society for Philosophical Practice, Vice President of the Danish Society for Clinical Ethics, Member of the Clinical Ethics Committee for Pediatrics, Rigshospitalet. {jcomments on}
VIDEO: Donata RomiziCreating new frameworks for philosophical practice [spvideo]https://youtu.be/hSuuNjDU2Co[/spvideo] Donata Romizi is a philosophical practitioner who works both in Austria and in Italy, and who also teaches at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Vienna. After the completion of her training in Philosophical Practice with Gerd Achenbach, she built the first postgraduate university training in Philosophical Practice in the German-speaking countries, at the University of Vienna. She is currently the Program Manager of this two-year program. {jcomments on}
VIDEO: Gerald Hofer - A spiritual vision for Philosophical Practice [spvideo]https://youtu.be/6cF2mvhFJeg[/spvideo] Gerald Hofer is an Austrian philosopher, educated in natural science, management, martial arts, and philosophical practice. He is dedicated to exploring ways of approaching the fathomless, and practices in various places. Through philosophical practice he seeks to address the ontological need in our affluent society. {jcomments on}
видео: Оскар Бренифье. Кто я как философ-практик? [spvideo]https://youtu.be/F7mtAJUJQE4[/spvideo] Оскар Бренифье – практик философии из Франции, живет в Париже, работает и с отдельными людьми, и с группами, со взрослыми и детьми Он провел семинары и курсы по философской практике во многих странах по всему миру {jcomments on}
VIDEO: Eva Rouselle - Day of Dialogue [spvideo]https://youtu.be/khZLjerEv8g[/spvideo] Eva Rousselle is a Belgian philosophical practitioner. She conducts philosophy reading groups, courses on the art of living, philosophical conversations, and shared reading groups with vulnerable people. She initiated the projects “Day of Dialogue” and “Day of Philosophy” in Ghent. {jcomments on}
This month's topic: ROMANTIC LOVE What is the essence of romantic love? WEEK 1 - SolovyovWEEK 2 - Ortega y GassetWEEK 3 - De BeauvoirWEEK 4 - Aragona An issue for reflection WHAT IS ROMANTIC LOVE? - Romantic love is a sort of passion, isn't it? - Is it? My teenage neighbor has a lot of passion towards the film-actress Julie Christie. He saw her playing in “Dr. Zhivago,” and now his heart is full of her. - That’s not what I...
This month's topic: DEATH How should I live in the face of death? WEEK 1 - MontaigneWEEK 2 - LucretiusWEEK 3 - FossWEEK 4 - CamusWEEK 5 - UnamunoAn issue for reflectionHOW SHOULD I LIVE IN THE FACE OF DEATH? - What can philosophy say about death? Death is a fact, there is nothing to do about it. You must simply learn to live with the fact that you will die sooner or later! - That’s one possibility. - What do...