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OSCAR BRENIFIER

PhD in philosophy. Activities: philosophy consultant, philosophy for children, didactics of philosophy, philosophical practice.

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6th International summer seminar on  "Philosophical Practices" in France

August 1st - 7th 2011

Every summer, in the little village of La Chapelle St André (Burgundy - France), gather about 25-30 persons involved in philosophical practice (students, teachers, professors, counselors, trainers) in order to reflect on their work and improve professionally. For seven days, in English, these philosophy practitioners coming from the five continents will participate to different workshops, lead workshops, analyze and evaluate them, theorize about the different issues involved.

In this context, philosophy is not any more an academic activity centered on the history of ideas, and one does not come simply to narrate what he does in his home country, but get acquainted with the many ways of philosophizing, as an activity constitutive of the mind and the self. Philosophy with children, philosophical consultation, philosophy workshops, Socratic dialogue, etc., one is introduced to the many forms and variants of such an endeavor. It is not so much knowledge that is at stake here, but acquiring and developing skills. How to conceptualize, how to problematize, how to deepen understanding of given ideas, and especially how to create a situation where this activity can be induced, is the main focus of the work.

Of course, Socratic maïeutics is a key methodological point, but as well dialectics, analytics, community of enquiry, constitute as many entries and matrices to define the work. If they wish so, participants can facilitate a workshop, a situation which provides an occasion for a practitioner to show how he works and get some critical feed-back on his work and his methodology, so one becomes more conscious of his own options and activity. Since the atmosphere of this seminar is open, inclined to both rigor and diversity, it creates a context where one can really express his view instead of hiding behind the usual pseudo-consensus where "everything is fine and we are all great". In this sense, the idea is to recreate the context of antique philosophical schools, or the gymnasium as described by Plato, where one could challenge other's ideas and himself be challenged. In the peaceful atmosphere of a small French village, accompanied with good food and good wine, walks in the beautiful surrounding woods and visit to the medieval site of Vezelay, one can truly devote himself to philosophical encounters and reflection.

All practitioners interested in presenting their work and holding a workshop during this event are invited to send in their proposal. The purpose of this seminar is to exchange, discover, experiment and develop practices.

This seminar does not require previous philosophical training. It can be an initiation to philosophical practice, or a deepening of the activity. Participants come from different parts of the world, and join for professional or personal reasons, in order to work on a practice that is applicable to many contexts: teaching children or adults, management, individual consultation, N. G. O. activities…

The duration will be one whole week, from August 1st - 7th, and the cost will be 500 EUR, including the workshops, food and accommodation in a private room. For people who are on a tight budget, this can be reduced to 300 EUR if you accept "camping style" accommodation. Our Institute can accept some people free of charge who have financial difficulties, but are highly motivated. 

On this Website, you can read texts and watch videos of the practice. And as well on the English section of  

http://www.pratiques-philosophiques.com/
 

If you wish to be informed of the seminar and workshops of the Institute of Philosophical practice, you can send an email to Isabelle Millon at the following address:

i.millon@club-internet.fr

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Training at distance with I. P. P.



For those who are interested in training in philosophical practice with the I.P.P., this is now possible at distance through the utilization of the Skype technique. Anyone willing to engage in such a program can contact us at: alcofrib@club-internet.fr

The work can take place either on an individual or group basis.

We recommand to watch videos of philosophical consultations and workshops on our website before making a demand.  

 
 

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If you wish to be posted on the activities of the I. P. P., you can send your name and email at the adress below, and you will be included in our mailing list. You can as well write at this email for more information.  

Isabelle Millon :
i.millon@club-internet.fr

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To download the Unesco 2007 report: Philosophy, a school of freedom :
unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001541/154173E.pdf
Oscar Brenifier is the author of chapter 4 : Other ways to discover philosophy, philosophy in the city