?Call for Papers: Special issue of Philosophy in the Contemporary World:
Philosophical Counseling and the Market for Philosophy.
With the advent of philosophical counseling in the early 80s a new form of
service was introduced into the private market. Since then, a variety of
approaches to philosophical counseling has been developed in numerous
countries, a process that was accelerated by the emergence of an international
"philosophical counseling movement" in the 90s. So far, the theoretical debate
within the field of philosophical counseling has concentrated on the question
of what kind of service philosophical counseling could possibly be. However,
little has been said about the question whether philosophy should be offered as
a service at all. Ironically, as proponents of philosophical counseling often
point out, this "new development" in philosophy marks a return to a Socratic
conception of philosophical practice. Yet in providing a Socratic justification
for philosophical counseling, its proponents have neglected an important,
equally Socratic, issue: the insistence on keeping philosophical intercourse
free of the market mechanism in general and money in particular.
This special issue of Philosophy in the Contemporary World will be devoted to the
question whether the Socratic grounds for keeping philosophy and the market
separate still have a good case. Contributions to the theme: Philosophical
Counseling and the
Market for Philosophy are invited.
We would like to combine contributions that elucidate the philosophical and
cultural background of the Socratic position on money with those which reflect
on modern conceptions of philosophical practice, namely philosophical
counseling.
The following themes will be discussed:
1) Philosophy - a public or a private good?
2) What implications does philosophical counseling have in professionalising
(and commercialising) philosophy?
3) Is philosophical counseling merely an attempt to exploit the "therapeutic
culture" of modernity?
4) Is philosophical counseling the sort of practical use to which the
discipline should be put?
5) What is the place of philosophy in a society dominated by the imperatives of
the market?
6) Which relationship(s) should Philosophy aim to establish between itself and
the social world it inhabits?
In keeping with the practice of the journal, articles should be clearly and
accessibly written. Both short (1500-3000 words) as well as longer contributions
(5-7000 words) will be considered for publication.
Authors should send a detailed abstract of their proposal to
Mark Peacock (peacock@uni-wh.de) or
Michael Schefczyk (schefczyk@uni-wh.de)
Institute for Philosophy and Economics,
Witten/Herdecke University, 58448
Witten, Germany.
Final submission date for completed articles will be February 1, 2000
For more information about the journal see
http://www.phil.stmarytx.edu/SPCWhm/
===============================================
From the Literary Calls for Papers Mailing List
CFP@english.upenn.edu
Full Information at
http://www.english.upenn.edu/CFP/
or write Erika Lin: elin@english.upenn.edu
===============================================
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Wed Feb 09 2000 - 13:50:41 EST