Philosophy begins where life awakens. Awakening is the acquisition of power, the attainment of its source, the transition to a new state. The same thing happens with our ideas about life. Dozing, dozing … and now there was a chance to think about the source of inspiration, to feel his power, to open in himself …
Philosophical Retreat of Deep Philosophy in Italy (March 15-17, 2019)Read More »
Astrakhan philosopher Lyudmila Baeva offers to your attention very interesting, unusual and diverse gaming practices of teaching philosophy in conditions of “big flows” (united student groups) on the basis of work in teams. This is described in detail on her website, which I advise you to visit. Lyudmila Baeva together with her colleagues from Astrakhan …
Lydia Amir is currently Visiting Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Tufts University, USA, Associate Professor at Beit Berl Academic College, Israel, and President of the Israeli Association for the Practice of Philosophy. Throughout her academic career, she has promoted philosophy both within and outside the academe, using her expertise in both to reflect …
Gerd Achenbach (Germany) is the first philosopher who inputs the concept of “philosophical practice” into scientific circulation, in addition, he is the most authoritative representative of such a trend of philosophical practice as “philosophical counseling.” His ideas are summarized in a variety of books and articles on this subject. Founder of the International Society of …
As a rule, there are certain triggering moments that induce a visitor to a philosophical consultation. Usually it’s disappointments, unexpected experiences, clashes with other people, blows of fate, failures, unpleasant or simply boring life situations. As a rule, the problems that can be addressed to the philosopher-consultant are connected with painful regrets, questions that people …
Ironically, modern intelligent people do not philosophize a little, although they everywhere demonstrate their erudition and knowledge in the field of philosophy. The way to philosophy they have had alone in a blind wander through the maze of ideas. What they have learned absolutely exactly is that philosophy, what it really is, is not at …
Practice of philosophizing in the life of modern manRead More »
I have had an honor to communicate with 7-9 years old children from Montessori-center “Shkola razuma” (“School of Intellect”) in the framework of the “Philosophical Conversations” training course developed by me. The top priority of this course is to form personal, metasubject and subject results of the mastery of primary school principal educational program. It …
Development of “Emotional Intellect” by Philosophical Conversation with ChildrenRead More »
First, it is the awareness of mortality. Any person realizes that he will ever die, but everyone has this clearly expressed individual manifestation. Some people believe that cannot escape of this and they continue to live peacefully, while others experience this neurotically. Two mechanisms of protection from this type of alarm can be distinguished, namely: …
What is the source of my fear, as the basic state of my existence?Read More »
On January 21, 2018, immediately after the Christmas vacation, the meetings of our Philosophical Cafe again resumed. How? Do not you know that there is a Philosophical Cafe in Chelyabinsk? A year since we meet in the restaurant “Provence” at ul. Truda 78 (Business Center “Newton”, 2 floor). Our philosophical interaction is based on the …
