Call for Papers

The IJPP has a standing call for papers on any subject related to philosophical practice. We are especially interested in papers on the following topics:

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

Additional Information
IJPP is also seeking reviews of books relevant to philosophical practice, local, national, and international news coverage of philosophers in private practice, conference information, and any other information relevant to philosophy as a private practice profession.

The NPCA meets in conjunction with all three division meetings of the American Philosophical Association (APA). Papers are welcome on any topic concerning philosophical counseling and philosophy as a private practice profession. In addition, contributors may also submit proposals for workshops, and other venues appropriate to academic discussion of philosophy, counseling, and psychotherapy.

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!