International Journal of Philosophical Practice

The International Journal of Philosophical Practice is the official journal of the National Philosophical Counseling Association and is published by the NPCA in cooperation with Ramnarain Ruia College.

All issues are open access and freely available on the Philosophy Documentation Center website. Copies of the articles may be downloaded, distributed and used for scholarly and professional purposes but may not be sold without the express permission of the Editors.

About Philosophical Practice & IJPP

Philosophical practice refers to the application of philosophical theories, skills, and methods in a myriad of professional and work contexts. It includes but is not restricted to philosophical counseling, ethics consultation, and the nonacademic deployment of philosophical training in diverse professional areas such as law, medicine, business, mental health, journalism, natural science, computer science, politics, and religion. IJPP publishes articles of high quality that contribute to an improved understanding of the nature and value of philosophical practice in its diverse forms.

The journal publishes theoretical as well as descriptive and empirical articles and case studies falling within its purview. It also publishes book reviews of recent books that raise issues and problems of philosophical practice as well as notes and news relating to philosophical practice. The IJPP has a standing call for papers on any subject related to philosophical practice. For more information click here.

Some general topics of interest include:

The nature of philosophical counseling
The relationship between psychological and philosophical counseling
The certification and licensure of philosophical practitioners
Training and curriculum issues in philosophical practice
The role of logic and critical thinking in philosophical practice
Ethical issues in philosophical practice
Ethics consultation in medicine, law, business, the environment, and related fields
The role of philosophers on institutional ethics committees
Philosophers as political consultants and policy analysts
The value of an undergraduate major in philosophy
Philosophers as administrators
Philosophers as software developers and information technologists

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New LBTC Centre in South Africa Established

The NPCP is pleased to announce the founding of the South African Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation Institute as the latest extension of the Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation Institute in the United States. The new Center will be under the direction of certified LBT therapist, mentor, and scholar Guy Du Plessis. The new Center will promote LBT&C through research, development and training in South Africa as part of a global network of click here to read more.

The Founding Of The European Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation Institute

The Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation (LBTC) Institute in the United States is pleased to announce the founding of the European Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation (ELBTC) Institute as a division of ReCentre, a West University of Timisoara partner. The European Institute shall serve as…. Read more here!

Logic Based Therapy In Healthcare: Using Philosophy To Do And Feel Better

Presented by: Elliot D Cohen, Ph.D., Brown University, principal founder of philosophical counseling in the United States, Executive Director and co-founder of the National Philosophical Counseling Association (NPCA), and President of the Logic-Based Therapy and Consultation Institute.

In the past few years, healthcare professionals have confronted exceptionally stressful working conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have resigned their positions, and many others who remain now suffer from burnout or related syndromes that impede their ability to work in this ordinarily high-stress environment. In this presentation, Elliot D. Cohen, the creator of Logic-Based Therapy (LBT), a prominent form of philosophical counseling, showed how…Read more here!

INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION OF PEACE, CO-OPERATION, AND PHILOSOPHY

This INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION of PEACE, COOPERATION, AND PHILOSOPHY penned by distinguished philosophical practitioners throughout the world casts a bright light on the challenges that lie ahead in the quest for world peace and the multiple roles that applied philosophy can play in meeting these challenges. The pandemic, global unrest, climate change, poverty, oppressive, anti-democratic government regimes, and now a war in Ukraine that has created a humanitarian crisis cannot go unexamined by the world philosophical community. Nor can the latter stand idle while countless human lives, and indeed the very survival of planet, hang in the balance. This Declaration posted HERE (English translation follows Spanish translation) is a manifesto intended to serve as a catalyst to…Read more here!