Ninth International Conference on Philosophical Practice


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	Conference theme
	"Philosophical Practice and the philosophical life" Born and bought into the international arena with the Philosophische Praxis of Gerd Achenbach, philosophical practice is in reality many things, often very varied. In recent years, following a growing critical reflection on the general sense of what philosophical practice is and on the different possible connotations associated with that professional activity directed towards individuals and groups, attention has been building towards the dimension of the "philosophical life", that is to say a life guided by that which some would call a "search for wisdom", others "the art of life", others still "the ability to know how to live" (lebenskönnerschaft). On several levels, the view has been that the professional practice of philosophy is difficult to imagine without a connection to the personal practice of philosophy as a “life style”. On the other hand, a clear understanding of how one's individual 'living philosophy' can be integrated into a professional relationship between different individuals is still missing. In this Ninth International Conference on Philosophical Practice, we would like to explore from an international viewpoint the relationship between the professional aspect and the “philosophical life” and to draw a picture about the actual state of affairs. The relationship between professional philosophy and the “philosophical life” should not be examined only from a purely theoretical basis, something which would conflict with the same statute of the practice of philosophy – but in direct reference to the many concrete activities which are strictly correlated to it.
	Calls for Papers
	For this reason, the Conference will consist of three different types of interventions, with as many different Calls for Papers: Section 1. Papers, essays and theoretical reflections, which talk about philosophical practice and give information on it, with particular attention to: I ) its relationship with the “philosophical life”, illustrating one or more of its different aspects, for example: moments of discussion between practice and philosophical life included in various practical philosophical activities (such as Philosophy Counseling, Practical workshops, Contemplative Philosophy, Café Philo, Management Philosophy, 'Clinic' Philosophy, etc.); personal competences indispensable to the profession, deriving (or evolving) from the practice of the philosophical life. Dependance, descendance, concordance, discordance, difference, indifference; the philosophical life and its place in the “concept” of the professional practice of philosophy. II) the state of professional activities illustrated by means of personal experience and/or real contexts (national or local); Section 2. Workshop and seminars, in which examples of philosophical practice (Philosophical Consultancy, Philosophical Counseling, group works) are given, highlighting preferably the sense of experience of how one can lead a philosophical life (for the practitioner and/or the counselee). In these workshops, the organizer will guide participants in the experience; Section 3. Projects and experiments in philosophical practice, in other words, practicing philosophy in the first person, partecipating in real and true moments of the "philosophical life". Here the philosophical work becomes a real experience and even the organiser of the event becomes an equal partecipant. Possible ideas include: a) Work-groups, in which the philosopher provides a task or an example the group explores and researches, through experiments and discussions; b) Philosophical groups which work on the real experiences of its same members and on the direct interaction between them. There is no general topic of discussion given, rather it is taken from the real lives of those taking part. Alongside these three Calls of Papers, there is also a fourth one concerning the conference that everyone can follow autonomously: Section 4. Videos about philosophical practice meetings, Videos of philosophical practice meetings: those chosen must not be longer than an hour, which show real and actual consultancy situations, to be presented and projected continually in one of the conference rooms.
Email : For general information: info@carloforte2008.eu	Guidelines for contributors
Email : For general information: info@carloforte2008.eu	Registered participants are invited to contribute papers to the conference. ______________________________________________________Abstracts Contributors must submit by the 15th April 2008: - for section 1: an abstract of their intervention; - for section 2: work plan, dialogue themes and a possible abstract for the workshop; - for section 3a: work plan, dialogue themes and a possible abstract for the workshop; - for section 3b: availability and work method for the philosophical group. - timing of intervents. - author biographical note. _______________________________________________________Full papers Contributors must submit their full text papers by the 1st June 2008, in order to be in time for the conference programme. Please submit all written contributions ONLY BY EMAIL to: papers@carloforte2008.eu _________________________________________________ Intervents timing In order to facilitate the organisation of the conference programme, we would like to stipulate that there will be only two types of seminars: Lectures (which will last 45 minutes) Practical Workshops (which will last 90 minutes) We would appreciate it if participants interested in sending in contributions could take this timing into consideration when preparing their material. _______________________________________ Languages of the conference All of the conference talks will be in English, but some of the seminars and workshops will be proposed in Italian as well. Consequently abstracts and other contributions (which must be sent in English) will also be accepted in their Italian version.