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Filozofia tu i teraz. Ontologia procesu jako podstawa filozoficznego coachingu
Philosophy here and now. Process ontology as the foundation of philosophical coaching

Author(s): Piotr Leśniak
Subject(s): Philosophy, Ethics / Practical Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: process ontology; metaphysics of experience; embodiment; logos; universal Reason; unconscious; philosophical coaching;coaching tools;

Summary/Abstract: This article sketches a conception of philosophical coaching – a new practical discipline offered at the University of Opole since 2016. In the first part of the essay, Plato’s ontology is considered through the lenses of process philosophy. Following this interpretation, Plato’s ontology becomes a kind of metaphysics of experience. The so-called „true Being” is not the realm of abstract realities. Rather, it refers to a kind of experience that discloses to us the real meaning of particular life situations, i.e.. their meaning viewed from the perspective of the Good. Plato’s philosophy turns out to be a logotherapy or spiritual practice, which consists in liberating the mind by diverting it from pathological pseudo- -meanings and directing it towards the Meaning. Finally, the last part of the article details the skills which students graduating in Philosophical Coaching should possess.

  • Issue Year: 54/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 111-147
  • Page Count: 37
  • Language: Polish