New Frontiers In Philosophical Practice

Author : Lydia Amir
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781527509665

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New Frontiers in Philosophical Practice by Lydia Amir Pdf

In this volume, an international group of prominent philosophical practitioners brings new methods, aims, problems and audiences to the practice of philosophy. The twelve chapters here exemplify how philosophers can fulfill their responsibility towards their communities, and, ultimately, towards civilization at large. This anthology will prove to be valuable not only to philosophers, both practical and theoretical, but also to professionals and students in education and the helping disciplines. Written in a clear and engaging style, it will be of interest to the general public as well.

Author : Lydia Amir
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781527525993

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Taking Philosophy Seriously by Lydia Amir Pdf

Taking Philosophy Seriously initiates a meta-philosophical dialogue that challenges the division between academic and practical philosophy. In contradistinction to the perfectionist tradition of philosophy, it offers a melioristic view of philosophy that rethinks the approach to philosophy, reinvigorates its academic teaching and secures the respectability of its practitioners outside the academe. It addresses the neglected topic of philosophers’ education through a subtle analysis of the mentor-apprentice relationship and the remedies philosophers have found to its tensions. It reveals the problems inherent in emulating past practical philosophies from Alexandrian times, the Enlightenment or the 19th century, and the necessity of reevaluating the tools, reconsidering the means, and rethinking the methods of the contemporary practice of philosophy. To that purpose, it problematizes the notions of dialogue, self-knowledge, and self-transformation, and questions the feasibility of autonomy and self-integration as well as the differentiation between philosophy and psychology. It offers original solutions to the problems it highlights and points to unique benefits in the practice of philosophy that contribute to resolving the contemporary crisis of philosophy. This book combines high academic standards and an accessible style, and will engage academic and practical philosophers alike, professionals in education and the helping professions, and the general public.

Author : Lydia Amir
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030326715

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Philosophy, Humor, and the Human Condition by Lydia Amir Pdf

This book presents an original worldview, Homo risibilis, wherein self-referential humor is proposed as the path leading from a tragic view of life to a liberating embrace of human ridicule. Humor is presented as a conceptual tool for holding together contradictions and managing the unresolvable conflict of the human condition till Homo risibilis resolves the inherent tension without epistemological cost. This original approach to the human condition allows us to effectively address life’s ambiguities without losing sight of its tragic overtones and brings along far-ranging personal and social benefits. By defining the problem that other philosophies and many religions attempt to solve in terms we can all relate to, Homo risibilis enables an understanding of the Other that surpasses mere tolerance. Its egalitarian vision roots an ethic of compassion without requiring metaphysical or religious assumptions and liberates the individual for action on others’ behalf. It offers a new model of rationality which effectively handles and eventually resolves the tension between oneself, others, and the world at large. Amir’s view of the human condition transcends the field of philosophy of humor. An original worldview that fits the requirements of traditional philosophy, Homo risibilis is especially apt to answer contemporary concerns. It embodies the minimal consensus we need in order to live together and the active role philosophy should responsibly play in a global world. Here developed for the first time in a complete way, the Homo risibilis worldview is not only liberating in nature, but also illuminates the shortcomings of other philosophies in their attempts to secure harmony in a disharmonious world for a disharmonious human being.

Author : Stephen J. Costello
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781443869362

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The Philosophy Clinic by Stephen J. Costello Pdf

This collection of essays and interviews highlights the modern movement of ‘philosophical practice’. Taking their cue and call from Socrates’ summons to ‘know thyself’, contemporary philosophical counsellors and practitioners have returned to the ancient understanding of philosophy as consolation and contemplation, as a life directed to the loving search for wisdom and clarity. Socrates and the Stoics continued this tradition, seeing philosophy primarily as a practical way of living in alignment with oneself and the logos. Thus interpreted, philosophy is a path, teaches a method more than pronounces a thesis, and issues a living praxis devoted to daily spiritual exercises whose aim is nothing less than the transformation of the self – a metamorphosis of the personality. This conception of philosophy’s essence was lost, but was later retrieved by certain philosophers, such as Viktor Frankl and Ludwig Wittgenstein, in the twentieth-century, who have unleashed and uncovered philosophy’s original therapeutic impulse and intent. As such, this book will prove of inestimable value to philosophers, psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, counsellors, clients, and students of these disciplines.

Author : Guro Hansen Helskog
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351033978

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Philosophising the Dialogos Way towards Wisdom in Education by Guro Hansen Helskog Pdf

Philosophising the Dialogos Way towards Wisdom in Education proposes the innovative and holistic Dialogos approach to practical philosophy as a way of facilitating wisdom-oriented pedagogy. The book encourages individual and collective development through dialectical interplays between personal life, philosophical concepts and subject matter. Based on two decades of the author’s reflective pedagogical practice research, this book develops a philosophy of dialogical relationships. It analyses approaches to philosophical practice and suggests facilitation moves and philosophical exercises that can be adapted across educational levels, school subjects and higher education disciplines. Chapters provide examples of transformative philosophical group dialogues and suggest pathways towards multi perspective thinking, mutual understanding and wisdom in culturally diverse contexts. Philosophising the Dialogos Way towards Wisdom in Education can be used as a holistic approach to democracy education, peace education, education for sustainable living and wellbeing. The book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and students in the fields of teacher education, philosophy of education and higher education. It will also appeal to practising professionals such as teachers and teacher educators in secondary and higher education.

Author : Lou Marinoff
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780761871064

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On Human Conflict by Lou Marinoff Pdf

On Human Conflict excavates the philosophical foundations of war and peace in order to determine whether wars can ever be ended. It ranges over relevant mathematical models, Hobbes’s natural philosophy, theories of causality, biological and cultural evolution, general systems theory, Buddhism, globalization, and futurology.

Author : Michael Noah Weiss
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783643912022

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Daimonic Dialogues by Michael Noah Weiss Pdf

In this research report a philosophical practice project is presented which was carried out in 2019 at a Norwegian folk high school. Its main purpose was to examine whether and how philosophical guided imageries can foster self-formation. In the analysis of the empirical data three tendencies are identified: The participants felt calmer and safer due to this philosophical practice; they developed personally in terms of experiential learning; and several of them could also gain self-knowledge. The discussion then shows how these three tendencies relate and contribute to self-formation.

Author : Lydia Amir
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781527505254

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Rethinking Philosophers' Responsibility by Lydia Amir Pdf

Calling on philosophers as the custodians of rationality to reconsider their responsibility toward their communities and the state of civilization at large, this book considers philosophy to be a practical discipline. Largely foreign to philosophers and non-philosophers alike, this conception of philosophy discloses the relevance of its unique contributions to contemporary society. The book offers a compelling and accessible analysis of philosophy also in relation to religion, psychology, the New Age Movement, and globalization, and exemplifies through a wide range of current problems how philosophers can fulfil their responsibility. Its argument that responsibility lies where one is capable of doing what is needed, and even more so, when no one else can do it, targets philosophers. However, its innovative study of contemporary philosophy coupled with its original contributions to the problems at hand will engage academics and students from other disciplines, as well as a general readership.

Author : Kidd, Terry T.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781605668314

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Online Education and Adult Learning: New Frontiers for Teaching Practices by Kidd, Terry T. Pdf

"This book disseminates current issues and trends emerging in the field of adult e-learning and online instruction"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Michael Noah Weiss,Guro Hansen Helskog
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783643912299

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Reflective Practice Research in Higher Education Pedagogies by Michael Noah Weiss,Guro Hansen Helskog Pdf

This anthology examines university lecturers' experiences with pedagogical practices across various higher education disciplines. The experiences are investigated by means of reflective practice research - a phenomenological and hermeneutical approach intended to make implicit practical knowledge explicit, and thus to develop a deeper understanding of professional practices. While instrumental practice research gives a practitioner knowledge of facts, reflective practice research gives the practitioner orientational knowledge, in line with a so-called kaleidoscopic epistemology.

Author : Eckart Ruschman,Detlef Staude
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781527510449

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Understanding the Other and Oneself by Eckart Ruschman,Detlef Staude Pdf

Philosophy is more than just an academic subject; it is useful and enriching in everyday life as well. This is the main conviction of philosophical practitioners. Philosophical practice has been developing as a new movement within philosophy for several decades now, although it has ancient roots. Today, there are philosophical practitioners throughout the world who exchange ideas and experience in journals and during regular international conferences, such as the 14th International Conference on Philosophical Practice, which took place in Bern, Switzerland, in 2016 under the main topic “Understanding the Other and Oneself.” A selection of thirteen papers from this conference, as well as five panel contributions on various subjects regarding its main topic, are gathered in this book. These contributions to the conference will be of significance and interest not only for philosophers and philosophical practitioners, but also for psychotherapists, counsellors, pedagogues and other professionals.

Author : Annabelle Lever
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107009318

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New Frontiers in the Philosophy of Intellectual Property by Annabelle Lever Pdf

Examines the justification of patents, copyrights and trademarks in light of the political controversy over the TRIPS agreement.

Author : Army Library (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Executives
ISBN : UIUC:30112064106070

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The Executive: Philosophy, Problems, and Practices by Army Library (U.S.) Pdf

Author : J. Hick
Publisher : Springer
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780230277601

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The New Frontier of Religion and Science by J. Hick Pdf

This is the first major response to the challenge of neuroscience to religion. It considers eastern forms of religious experience as well as Christian viewpoints and challenges the idea of a mind identical to, or a by-product of, brain activity. It explores religion as inner experience of the Transcendent, and suggests a modern spirituality.

Author : Melvin Delgado
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2002-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780231504638

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New Frontiers for Youth Development in the Twenty-First Century by Melvin Delgado Pdf

Practical guide and theoretical manifesto, New Frontiers for Youth Development is a vital roadmap to the problems and prospects of youth development programs today and in the future. In response to an unprecedented array of challenges, policy makers and care providers in the field of youth dvevelopment have begun to expand the field both practically and conceptually. This expansion has thus far outstripped comprehensive analysis of the issues it raises, among them the important matter of establishing common standards of legitimacy and competence for practitioners. New Frontiers for Youth Development is an overview of the field designed to foster a better understanding of the multifaceted aspects and inherent tensions of youth development. Melvin Delgado outlines the broad social forces that affect youth, particularly at-risk or marginalized youth, and the programs designed to address their needs. He stresses the importance of a contextualized approach that avoids rigid standardization and is attuned to the many factors that shape a child's development: cognitive, emotional, physical, moral, social, and spiritual. The key characteristic of youth development in the twenty-first century, Delgado suggests, is the participation of young people as practitioners themselves. Youth must be seen as assets as well as clients, incorporated into the educational process in ways that build character, maturity, and self-confidence.