Philosophy in Practice: where we are now, where we could go
Philosophy in Practice: where we are now, where we could go

Summary/Abstract: The first part of this paper is meant to describe the process, and its different steps, that I generally follow during a philoso- phical counselling session, run both with individuals and groups, as developed in the last twelve years of practical experience. A fill rouge reveals itself in the dialogic relationship with most of the counselees, and I have tried to descend this communicative thread highlighting the recurrent questions and matters. “Where we are now” indirectly explores the possibility of a guideline for philosophical practitioners aimed more as a collection of good practices than as a rigid assembly of protocols based on only one, defined method. A sort of book of instruction, a manual with an educational task, addressed to our younger colleagues who are approaching this practice. The second part tries to briefly contextualise my personal experience within the Italian context where I live and work. “Where we are now”, in this sense, describes the actual situation of Philosophical counselling in Italy with the help of some data, bringing out some weak and strong points. The final part, which poses the open question “Where could we go?”, outlines a few possible scenarios where philosophy can play a crucial role while contributing to raise a community awareness about some urgent and global matters, as well as to boost its own level of recognition.

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