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Carmen Zavala: Filosofía y Práctica Política
Carmen Zavala: Filosofía y Práctica Política
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David Sumiacher: Entrevista y comentarios
David Sumiacher: Entrevista y comentarios
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Gabriel Martinez Elvira: El Cuerpo y la Asesoria ...
Gabriel Martinez Elvira: El Cuerpo y la Asesoria ...
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Ida Jongsma - Inicios de la Práctica Filosófica
Ida Jongsma - Inicios de la Práctica Filosófica
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Jesus Reyes
Jesus Reyes
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Jorge Sanchez-Manjavacas: Entrevista y comentarios
Jorge Sanchez-Manjavacas: Entrevista y comentarios
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Jose Barrientos: Filosofia Experiencial
Jose Barrientos: Filosofia Experiencial
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Michael Niehaus: La Formación Profesional del ...
Michael Niehaus: La Formación Profesional del ...
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Ran Lahav - ¿Qué es lo filosófico en la ...
Ran Lahav - ¿Qué es lo filosófico en la ...
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Víctor Hugo Galván: Entrevista y comentarios
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Nuestro equipo: Directores: Ran Lahav y Carmen Zavala Colaboradores en la página de español (en orden alfbético de apellidos): Tere García RuizJesús Roberto Gutiérrez CarmeluAlejandro Rodríguez Martínez. Si eres un filósofo práctico en actividad y quisieras unirte al equipo de organizadores o colaboradores, contáctanos por favor a ranlahav@gmail.com. ...
Juan Jose Grande
Juan Jose Grande
21 March 2021
STAY WITH ME - LEVINAS
STAY WITH ME - LEVINAS
Reflections
Juan Jose Grande
I stand in the kitchen, a song playing in the background, while I cook some delicious vegetables and wait for the lovely pie in the oven to finish baking. At the same time I wonder which food I should...
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Alma
Alma
28 February 2021
CAROLINE’S BEAUTY ACCORDING TO PLATO
CAROLINE’S BEAUTY ACCORDING TO PLATO
Reflections
Alma
My sister died after suffering for several months from breast cancer, and her daughter Christine heard about her hopeless situation only when she was already sedated with morphine. About a month ago, ...
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Alma
Alma
24 January 2021
HARMONY IN VINCI
HARMONY IN VINCI
Reflections
Alma
Last summer I decided to spend my holidays in Tuscany, Italy, with my old friend Janet. We both had our personal reasons for this vacation. I was burnt out from work, and Janet was freshly divorced af...
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Alma
Alma
25 December 2020
THE FACE OF COMPASSION – UNAMUNO
THE FACE OF COMPASSION – UNAMUNO
Reflections
Alma
My sister died after suffering for several months from breast cancer, and her daughter Christine heard about her hopeless situation only when she was already sedated with morphine. My sister’s situati...
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Alma
Alma
31 October 2020
Montaigne’s Chains
Montaigne’s Chains
Reflections
Alma
A few days ago I got a phone call from an editor of a prestigious magazine. “Hey Alma, I’ve got a new assignment for you: An article on Michel Montaigne. A thousand words.” “You mean Montaigne the Ren...
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Alma
Alma
18 August 2020
The Hunter’s Reverence for Life
The Hunter’s Reverence for Life
Reflections
Alma
Being locked down at home during the Covid-19 epidemic, I had a lot of time to clean forgotten corners of my house. One afternoon I found myself sitting on the basement floor and going through old pho...
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Alma
Alma
22 July 2020
The light that loved to illuminate
The light that loved to illuminate
Reflections
Alma
It happened a few months ago while I was on one of my business trips and had to kill time at the airport in Rome. I walked into a bookstore and browsed through some books here and there, when I found ...
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Alma
Alma
08 June 2020
The Moment I Understood Solovyov
The Moment I Understood Solovyov
Reflections
Alma
The Moment I Understood Solovyov I knew your husband would die sooner than later, being a hopeless smoker all his life, having had already a heart attack, in addition to other health problems. You kne...
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Alma
Alma
20 May 2020
My Jacket, Coronavirus, Marcus Aurelius
My Jacket, Coronavirus, Marcus Aurelius
Reflections
Alma
I remember well the last time I strolled along the streets of New York, glancing casually at the store windows that tempted my senses. A well-cut suiting jacket caught my eyes and left me with th...
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Carmen Zavala
Carmen Zavala
22 March 2020
THEAITETOS AND THE CORINTHIAN EPIDEMIC
THEAITETOS AND THE CORINTHIAN EPIDEMIC
Carmen Zavala
PP Socrates
Reflections
SPANISH THEAITETOS AND THE CORINTHIAN EPIDEMICBEING AFRAID OF DYING IN A FARAWAY LAND The other day it was reported on TV that two Peruvian citizens who returned to Lima from Spain a few days ago died...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
18 March 2020
PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEMPLATION ONLINE
PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEMPLATION ONLINE
Reflections
INVITATION: PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEMPLATION ONLINE You are invited to participate in the online contemplation sessions of the Deep Philosophy Group! No background is needed – all are invited! For more det...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
13 January 2020
AGORA’S NEW SISTER-WEBSITE, AND INVITATION TO ONLINE SESSIONS
AGORA’S NEW SISTER-WEBSITE, AND INVITATION TO ONLINE SESSIONS
Reflections
Dear Friends of Agora, We are excited to announce a new website: Deep Philosophy ( http://DPhilo.org), a sister-website of Agora. It is directed by Ran Lahav and the Deep Philosophy Group. Please...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
04 January 2020
RETREAT OF DEEP PHILOSOPHY (ITALY, 3.2020)
RETREAT OF DEEP PHILOSOPHY (ITALY, 3.2020)
Reflections
All are invited to a quiet retreat of Deep Philosophy, to cultivate our inner depth and our depth-understanding of basic life-issues. What is Deep Philosophy? In Deep Philosophy we contemplate from ou...
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Abhishek Shukla
Abhishek Shukla
16 December 2019
INDIAN PHILOSOPHICAL PRACTITIONERS' ASSOCIATION
INDIAN PHILOSOPHICAL PRACTITIONERS' ASSOCIATION
Abhishek Shukla
Reflections
ALL INDIA PHILOSOPHICAL PRACTITIONERS’ ASSOCIATION (AIPPA) A network of philosophical practitioners working in India Philosophical Practice is a relatively new thing for India. The biggest challenge b...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
22 October 2019
PHILOSOPHY AND DEEP PHILOSOPHY
PHILOSOPHY AND DEEP PHILOSOPHY
Ran Lahav
Reflections
Philosophy is a rich movement through history, and who can squeeze its many shapes into one simple definition? We may say, for instance, that philosophers investigate fundamental issues of life and re...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
18 July 2019
6. RESONATING
6. RESONATING
Ran Lahav
Reflections
In Deep Philosophy, we sometimes speak about connecting to our “Inner Depth,” while at other times we speak of listening to “voices” of reality. These two concepts, Inner Depth and Voices, use differe...
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Maurizio Bisogno
Maurizio Bisogno
23 June 2019
New Book: GO WITHIN
New Book: GO WITHIN
Maurizio Bisogno
Reflections
I am delighted to announce the publication of my new book: DON'T GO ABROAD, GO WITHIN: VITRIOLUM.” Just a new book? This book stems from not knowing. It springs from being tired of my job, from the ne...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
16 June 2019
5. VOICES
5. VOICES
Ran Lahav
Reflections
In Deep Philosophy, like in every philosophy, we philosophize with ideas in order to explore fundamental reality. Traditional philosophers usually do this by constructing theories about the way realit...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
02 June 2019
4. IDEAS VERSUS THEORIES
4. IDEAS VERSUS THEORIES
Ran Lahav
Reflections
In our search for realness, in Deep Philosophy we explore fundamental issues of life and reality. We work, in other words, with philosophical ideas. But philosophy, so it seems, is abstract and remote...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
19 May 2019
3. SELF-TRANSFORMATION
3. SELF-TRANSFORMATION
Ran Lahav
Reflections
We practice Deep Philosophy because we want to get in touch with the depth during the session. But in addition, we may also have a long-term goal in mind: to transform ourselves and be connected more ...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
04 May 2019
2. PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEMPLATION
2. PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEMPLATION
Ran Lahav
Reflections
In Deep Philosophy we contemplate. What is contemplation? Contemplation is a practice in which we direct our mind to think and understand from a deeper dimension of our being. What distinguishes it fr...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
20 April 2019
1. PILLARS OF DEEP PHILOSOPHY
1. PILLARS OF DEEP PHILOSOPHY
Ran Lahav
Reflections
The Pillars of Deep Philosophy are the essential ideas on which Deep Philosophy is based. Essential – because if any of them is missing, the practice is longer Deep Philosophy. You may formulate these...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
31 December 2018
PHILOSOPHY AND SELF-TRANSFORMATION
PHILOSOPHY AND SELF-TRANSFORMATION
Ran Lahav
Reflections
Throughout the history of Western philosophy, we find important philosophers who believed that philosophy can transform our lives. An obvious example is Plato, who writes that philosophy can take us o...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
03 December 2018
Il gruppo Deep Philosophy (2019)
Il gruppo Deep Philosophy (2019)
Loyev Books
Italian Loyev Books
Ran Lahav
Reflections
Il gruppo Deep Philosophy (2019) La Deep Philosophy è un approccio contemplativo alla filosofia. In essa, i praticanti riflettono sui temi fondamentali della vita dalla propria profondità interiore e ...
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Carmen Zavala
Carmen Zavala
16 November 2018
What do all philosophical practices have in common?
What do all philosophical practices have in common?
Carmen Zavala
Reflections
SPANISH Philosophy in its early days, when written texts were not accessible to most people, used different techniques to spread its questions and ideas among people. They used rimes, aphorisms and di...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
26 October 2018
DEEP PHILOSOPHY versus PHILOSOPHICAL PRACTICE
DEEP PHILOSOPHY versus PHILOSOPHICAL PRACTICE
Ran Lahav
Reflections
People sometimes ask me: Is Deep Philosophy a kind of philosophical practice? My answer is: No. Both of them have a similar starting point, but from there they go in opposite directions. Let me start ...
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Carmen Zavala
Carmen Zavala
09 September 2018
Introducing philosophy into politics
Introducing philosophy into politics
Carmen Zavala
Reflections
Since we began our weekly philosophical cafés in 1998, most of our participants have been political activists, or at least people interested in the political sphere. As a rule, in each meeting our par...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
17 July 2018
MEXICO ICCP 2018: THE BOUNDARIES OF PHILOSOPHY
MEXICO ICCP 2018: THE BOUNDARIES OF PHILOSOPHY
Ran Lahav
Reflections
I have just returned home from Mexico City, from the 15th International Conference of Philosophical Practice. The conference was superbly organized by David Sumiacher and Paulina Ramirez, and we all h...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
03 June 2018
A NEW MAP OF PHILOSOPHY
A NEW MAP OF PHILOSOPHY
Ran Lahav
Reflections
For more than two years, AGORA has been presenting a short philosophical text every week. We now have almost 100 texts in Agora’s section “Philosophers about Life” and “Philosophical Topics.” For some...
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Maurizio Bisogno
Maurizio Bisogno
06 May 2018
Being Delusional
Being Delusional
Maurizio Bisogno
Reflections
By Maurizio Bisogno What does being delusional really mean? “Totally delusional.” Why would you say that? I don't believe I can do what I falsely believe I can do. Usually we understand delusion on it...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
23 March 2018
Our
Our "Deep Philosophy" Retreat
Ran Lahav
Reflections
In February, our “Deep Philosophy” group met for our second philosophical-contemplative retreat. The retreat took place in the tiny village of Brando near Torino, Italy, in a large house that belongs ...
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Narelle Arcidiacono
Narelle Arcidiacono
27 February 2018
Contempt, Exclusion and Fear of the Other
Contempt, Exclusion and Fear of the Other
Narelle Arcidiacono
Reflections
The plight of the disposed The woman wanted others to know what it was like to live a life of desperation charred by the contempt of others; a life of deprivation; of fear for oneself, ones family, on...
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Hans Dassen
Hans Dassen
11 January 2018
A new philosophy of man & humanism
A new philosophy of man & humanism
Hans Dassen
Reflections
 A new philosophy of man & humanism    1. Old and new philosophy In the 21st century we need a new philosophy as opposed to the old philosophy: a philosophy of man or philosophical ...
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Carmen Zavala
Carmen Zavala
24 December 2017
PP, time and wage labour
PP, time and wage labour
Carmen Zavala
Reflections
Another year is ending and what have I done during this time? I worked to keep a job and I worked to get a new one. I managed to do both. Unfortunately, although one of my jobs was related to philosop...
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Michele Zese
Michele Zese
23 December 2017
Filosofia Profonda
Filosofia Profonda
Reflections
Filosofia Profonda (Deep Philosophy) Chi siamo: La DP (Deep Philosophy) è un network di filosofi praticanti, membri e non membri di varie associazioni di pratiche filosofiche nel mondo. Il nostro prop...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
29 November 2017
Philosophical voices of the human ocean
Philosophical voices of the human ocean
Ran Lahav
Reflections
If we want to do deep philosophy, we must remember the philosophical voices of the past. The writings of deep philosophers throughout history are humanity’s attempt to address basic life-issues, which...
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Narelle Arcidiacono
Narelle Arcidiacono
03 November 2017
Dramatic Philosophy
Dramatic Philosophy
Narelle Arcidiacono
Reflections
Dramatic Philosophy Dramatic representations have long been conceived as provocations for philosophical engagement. From Plato and Hypatia through Brecht and Sartre, Beauvoir and Duras, they have prov...
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Maurizio Bisogno
Maurizio Bisogno
29 October 2017
The synecdoche, Me – a philosophical dream
The synecdoche, Me – a philosophical dream
Maurizio Bisogno
Reflections
The synecdoche, Me – a philosophical dream In this short article I will show you how, starting from a dream, we will reach a philosophical understanding, although partial. The Dream: a man, perhaps en...
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Maurizio Bisogno
Maurizio Bisogno
25 October 2017
La filosofia fa ancora paura?
La filosofia fa ancora paura?
Maurizio Bisogno
Reflections
Convegno di Berlino, Ottobre 2017 [Sezione Italiana] La filosofia fa ancora paura? [Estratto] L’insegnamento illuministico di Kant si potrebbe riassumere così: “Ragiona, non obbedire!” e questa sembre...
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David M. Larsson
David M. Larsson
21 October 2017
The Poisoned Arrow: Why the answer is not always the solution
The Poisoned Arrow: Why the answer is not always the solution
David Larsson
Reflections
David M. Larsson
The Poisoned Arrow: Why the answer is not always the solution "Do we always have to know the cause of a problem in order to solve it?" I recently put this question to a client, who for more than a yea...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
05 October 2017
"DEEP PHILOSOPHY" - OUR MANIFESTO
Reflections
In the last day of our philosophical-contemplative retreat in Brando, near Torino in Italy (August-September 2017), only six of us remained: Michele Zese and Stefania Giordano (Italy), Monika Obermeie...
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Maurizio Bisogno
Maurizio Bisogno
10 September 2017
The chemical alteration of the brain.
The chemical alteration of the brain.
Maurizio Bisogno
Reflections
[Maurizio Bisogno - introduction, second revision, 0817] Why do most humans use substances that alter their state of the mind? Why do humans have this need to get intoxicated? Is it due to human natur...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
05 August 2017
THE SENSE OF THE SACRED IN PHILOSOPHY
THE SENSE OF THE SACRED IN PHILOSOPHY
Reflections
Philosophical Contemplation is not just an intellectual exercise. When we contemplate a text or an idea, we must be able to appreciate what is precious, even sacred. The word “sacred” might create res...
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Maurizio Bisogno
Maurizio Bisogno
25 July 2017
Weaknesses and Awakening
Weaknesses and Awakening
Maurizio Bisogno
Reflections
Your vices are the leading line to your healing. "Why nobody confesses his defects? Because they are still fully immersed in them." In what age do you believe they have written this sentence? We will ...
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Carmen Zavala
Carmen Zavala
09 July 2017
Philosophical Practice, the limits of language, Plato & birds
Philosophical Practice, the limits of language, Plato & birds
Carmen Zavala
Reflections
Most philosophical practitioners seem to mistrust language. They don't accept at face value what people say, and they try to understand what stands behind the words. The philosophical counselor - the ...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
24 June 2017
Contemplating in the Queen's palace
Contemplating in the Queen's palace
Reflections
Before we start with philosophical contemplation, we must prepare ourselves to encounter what is precious, profound, even sacred. We are going to meet inner reality – the Queen, so to speak – and befo...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
17 June 2017
WHEN VAGUE WORDS ARE MORE PRECISE THAN ANALYSIS
WHEN VAGUE WORDS ARE MORE PRECISE THAN ANALYSIS
Reflections
Sometimes, when I silently contemplate on a philosophical text, an inspired thought rises in my mind, like a bubble from the depths of a lake. It whispers in me a precious idea, pregnant with meaning,...
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Carmen Zavala
Carmen Zavala
15 June 2017
Philosophical Practice and social violence
Philosophical Practice and social violence
Carmen Zavala
Reflections
ESPAÑOL What should we do as philosophers when we encounter violence? Should we address the issue or should we avoid it in order to avoid a trivial exchange of opinions? Should we intervene or should ...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
10 June 2017
THE MUSIC OF REALITY AND OF IDEAS
THE MUSIC OF REALITY AND OF IDEAS
Ran Lahav
Reflections
In philosophical contemplation, we don’t try to reach a conclusion. We contemplate an idea or a text, and we don’t wait for a bottom line, we don’t expect a product – a final decision, an answer, a th...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
03 June 2017
CONTEMPLATION - Letting the depth speak through us
CONTEMPLATION - Letting the depth speak through us
Ran Lahav
Reflections
What does “contemplative philosophy” mean? How can philosophy be contemplative? Philosophy is a search for the fundamental principles of life and the world, the deepest truths, the ground, the essence...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
26 May 2017
Being a Wave in the Ocean - Philosophical Contemplation
Being a Wave in the Ocean - Philosophical Contemplation
Ran Lahav
Reflections
A philosophical theory cannot touch human reality in the same way that human reality is real for me. Reality is real to me not as a theory. If I want to understand human reality as fully and deeply as...
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Carmen Zavala
Carmen Zavala
22 May 2017
Plato and Pericles: How can philosophy change our lives?
Plato and Pericles: How can philosophy change our lives?
Carmen Zavala
Reflections
Español. How can philosophy change our life? How strong are the influences of our social habits and personal psychological tendencies and of concrete external limitations and threats? I sit in our apa...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
20 May 2017
How Philosophy is Changing my Life
How Philosophy is Changing my Life
Ran Lahav
Reflections
Philosophy has changed my life because for me, philosophy is not just abstract ideas. Abstract ideas can make me think abstract thoughts, but not much more. Philosophy can change life because philosop...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
13 May 2017
ON DEEP THINKING
ON DEEP THINKING
Ran Lahav
Reflections
ON DEEP THINKING (Miranda and her Philosophical Trio)   “Yesterday,” Miranda tells Linda, “I had a strange experience reading the philosophical text you gave us. A marvelous experience. I’m not s...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
06 May 2017
Miranda and her Philosophical Trio (Chapter 7)
Miranda and her Philosophical Trio (Chapter 7)
Ran Lahav
Reflections
PHILOSOPHY AND THE MANY VOICES OF LIFE Every day, Miranda takes a few minutes to contemplate on a philosophical text. This morning she contemplates on a text by the Swiss thinker Max Picard [See Agora...
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Carmen Zavala
Carmen Zavala
04 May 2017
Sophia reflects about Camus after a philosophical café
Sophia reflects about Camus after a philosophical café
Carmen Zavala
Reflections
Sophia is lying in her bed. The kids and her husband are sleeping, and finally she has a moment to think in peace without interruptions. Last Friday she went to the philosophical café. They discussed ...
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Carmen Zavala
Carmen Zavala
15 April 2017
Sophia on her way to Camus
Sophia on her way to Camus
Carmen Zavala
Reflections
Sophia is sitting again in the kitchen preparing a cup of coffee after work. Today again she talked to her friend Miranda, who is now regularly meeting her two philosophical companions. Sophia feels t...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
15 April 2017
MIRANDA AND HER PHILOSOPHICAL TRIO (Chapter 6)
MIRANDA AND HER PHILOSOPHICAL TRIO (Chapter 6)
Ran Lahav
Reflections
THE “LANGUAGE” OF MY YEARNING In the days that follow the Philosophical Trio meeting [see previous chapter], Miranda is full of thoughts. The Trio had identified several concepts in Miranda’s way of t...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
10 April 2017
MIRANDA AND HER PHILOSOPHICAL TRIO (Chapter 5)
MIRANDA AND HER PHILOSOPHICAL TRIO (Chapter 5)
Reflections
MIRANDA DISCOVERS NEW MEANINGS After Miranda tells her Trio friends about her “bubble” of insight (See previous chapter), Linda, the philosophical facilitator, suggests thinking about this insight wit...
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David M. Larsson
David M. Larsson
07 April 2017
Stay Curious, Remain Humble and Think in Three-Dimensions - A Confucian Approach to Philosophical Counseling
Stay Curious, Remain Humble and Think in Three-Dimensions - A Confucian Approach to Philosophical Counseling
David Larsson
Reflections
How can perspectives from Asian philosophy be integrated into philosophical practice? In this and subsequent blog posts I will explore this issue alongside more general reflections on philosophical co...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
01 April 2017
MIRANDA AND HER PHILOSOPHICAL TRIO (Chapter 4)
MIRANDA AND HER PHILOSOPHICAL TRIO (Chapter 4)
Reflections
LETTING OUR BABY-IDEAS GROW For several days, Miranda continues thinking about the insight she had while contemplating on Bergson’s text. [See Chapter 3]. Bergson’s image of leaves on the water sugges...
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Carmen Zavala
Carmen Zavala
26 March 2017
Sophia returns to philosophy
Sophia returns to philosophy
Carmen Zavala
Reflections
Sophia is sitting in the kitchen preparing a cup of coffee after work. Today again she talked to her friend Miranda. Usually they just worked and worked together day after day and they seldom talked. ...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
24 March 2017
Miranda and her Philosophical Trio (Chapter 3)
Miranda and her Philosophical Trio (Chapter 3)
Reflections
Chapter 3: MIRANDA DECIDES TO CHANGE In the morning, after breakfast, Miranda sits in her armchair, holding a page in her hand. This is what Linda, the philosophical facilitator, had asked them to do ...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
21 March 2017
Philosophy is not about truth (John Powys)
Philosophy is not about truth (John Powys)
Reflections
For me, philosophy is not about discovering THE TRUTH. Philosophy is about giving voice to the many different voices of life and reality. So last night I was delighted to find the following passage in...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
18 March 2017
Miranda and her Philosophical Trio (Chapter 2)
Miranda and her Philosophical Trio (Chapter 2)
Reflections
It’s the second weekly meeting of the Philosophical Trio, and Miranda is glad to see again her two new companions. Linda, the philosopher and facilitator, invites David and Miranda to share their expe...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
10 March 2017
Miranda and her Philosophical Trio (Chapter 1)
Miranda and her Philosophical Trio (Chapter 1)
Reflections
Miranda is sitting alone in her room, holding the philosophical text which her philosophical practitioner had given her. Today, like always, she is extremely busy – work, family, cleaning, buying – bu...
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Carmen Zavala
Carmen Zavala
06 March 2017
Marcel in Philosophical Practice: a proposal
Marcel in Philosophical Practice: a proposal
Reflections
How can we use the ideas of a philosopher as a starting point for our own thoughts? In the spirit of philosophical practice I am sharing here some personal thoughts that this text of Gabriel Marcel pr...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
03 March 2017
Precious texts on Agora
Precious texts on Agora
Reflections
I look at Agora’s “Topics” section – it has so many beautiful philosophical texts from 2500 years of Western philosophy. I go through the monthly pages, month by month, and I see texts by famous philo...
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Carmen Zavala
Carmen Zavala
06 February 2017
Do good arguments lead to good actions?
Do good arguments lead to good actions?
Reflections
Is it possible that also our feeling of what is right and wrong is part of our animality? In this sense our sense of morality is not learned by culture nor reason, but it comes from the depth of our b...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
04 January 2017
Philosophy and self-transformation
Philosophy and self-transformation
Reflections
Throughout history, many important Western philosophers discussed how philosophy can help transform our lives. Plato, Marcus Aurelius, Spinoza, Rousseau, Nietzsche, Bergson, and many many others – the...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
31 December 2016
Why is
Why is "Deep" so important?
Reflections
In my book Handbook of Philosophical Companionships (2016), I say: “We contemplate because we treasure profound ideas and profound understandings in togetherness. We cherish the profound, just as in m...
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Carmen Zavala
Carmen Zavala
26 December 2016
Pascal: Sobre los peligros de aspirar a la perfección en la virtud /About the danger of too much virtue
Pascal: Sobre los peligros de aspirar a la perfección en la virtud /About the danger of too much virtue
Reflections
Blaise Pascal decía que el exceso de virtud es dañino para el hombre. En relación a esta idea de Pascal, a modo de broma, en la foto de la izquierda uno de estos trabajadores que descansa plácidamente...
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Ran Lahav
Ran Lahav
25 December 2016
What is deep?
What is deep?
Reflections
We often say: "This is a profound idea," or "She was lost in deep thoughts," or "It touched me deeply," or "He is a profound person," or "She had a deep spiritual experience," or "He is deeply attache...
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