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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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Announcements

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!

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PHILOSOPHICAL COUNSELING ASSOCIATION AND MEMBERS OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHICAL COUNSELING AND CONSULTANCY, WEST UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA, ROMANIA
REGARDING THE RUSSIAN INVASION INTO UKRAINE

NPCA in Vice: Philosophy as Therapy

A fantastic article by Shayla Love that explores philosophical counseling, its relationship to psychology, and the history of the two major philosophical counseling organizations in the United States — NPCA & APPA. Read the article here!

Overcoming OCD with Philosophy

In this video Dr. Cohen examines the logic, phenomenology, and neurology of obsessiveness, and explains how philosophy can change the neural pathways that generate obsessions. Watch here!

Book Establishes Milestone in Philosophical Counseling

Since its inception in 1992, the NCPA has maintained the complimentary and mutually supportive relationship between philosophical and psychological counseling. Now, NPCA founder and creator of Logic-Based Therapy (LBT), Elliot D. Cohen, has reached an historical milestone in demonstrating this thesis with the publication of his new book from Routledge, Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Self-Defeating Beliefs: Helping Clients to Overcome the Tyranny of ‘I Can’t’.  Read more here!

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Practioner Directory

To contact a philosophical practitioner in your area visit our philosophical practitioner directory.

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International Journal of Philosophical Practice

Our journal is now open-source and published by the Philosophy Documentation Center!! View the IJPP here!

Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation Institute

For more information about certification, visit the Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation Institute.

India Centre for Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation

Visit the India Center for Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation in connection with Ramnarain Ruia College.

Taiwan LBT Institute

The National Philosophical Counseling Association and the Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation Institute are proud to announce the founding of the Taiwan Institute.

Eastern-European Center of LBT

Also visit the Eastern-European Center for Logic-Based Therapy.

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