Big Conversation:Migration and Immigration / January 2026 Halesworth Greens were invited to a friendly gathering to discuss the complex topic of immigration. The proposal was to explore 3 questions: The facts, the Green view, Our view. It was full and colourful and it didn't go exactly to plan. On a dull January Sunday morning 16… Continue reading Migration and Immigration – Invitation
Category: Socratic Dialogue
Socratic Dialogue – Springe – 100th anniversary of PPA and SFCP
This international gathering was to celebrate of 100 years of PPA and SFCP, begun in January 1922 by Leonard Nelson when he established the Philosophisch-Politische Akademie (Philosophical-Political Academy or PPA). The conference was made up of Lectures (mainly in German) about the life and work of Nelson and followers such as Grete Hermann and Minna… Continue reading Socratic Dialogue – Springe – 100th anniversary of PPA and SFCP
Socratic Dialogue – Springe – Postscript
Sunday Walk up into the beech wood With the place to ourselves, we walked out and up into the wood. Maddie, Mitko carrying George, Julie-Marie and I. George is 10 Kilos, and Mitko carried throughout - only half way giving the support of my Indian scarf wrapping it around as the Indians use it to… Continue reading Socratic Dialogue – Springe – Postscript
Lockdown Socratic Dialogue Doubt
When is doubt reasonable? To prepare I did 3 things. I read up about doubt and responsibility and talked it over with Michael who hit the nail on the head: this is not a moral question, it has not sense of duty, it only applies to self interest. Discussed with my mentor, Anna, and we… Continue reading Lockdown Socratic Dialogue Doubt
Socratic Dialogue – First facilitation with Anu and Agatha: Emotions in Moral Decision making
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Socratic Reflections
(Over a beer in Springe) Usefulness of Meta Dialogue, especially for an unbalanced, diverse, new and old group. Called by Anita, Unathi invited me to chair the first one. Nice to be invited. They invited a certain freedom by exiting from the content. Unathi's list was useful to follow. Atmosphere Need to physically move around… Continue reading Socratic Reflections
Springe – Socratic Dialogue for 5 days
Oysters prepared by Michael were the evening send off before my first ever 5 day dialogue in Springe, Germany with the Socratic Dialogue philosophers and trainees such as myself. Springe, a welcome beer at 10 pm after a 12 hours journey. Next time train. Morning walk I found the woodland and carpet of wild garlic,… Continue reading Springe – Socratic Dialogue for 5 days
Socratic Dialogue Training London – Reflections
Reflections on Socratic Dialogue training London October 2018 It was the gentle process of reaching a consensus that I took away with me that weekend, with Dieter Krohn and the Secret Society of Socratic apprentices who’d first met at the Eagle, Cambridge those heady August days. Deiter and the girls for were all women, all… Continue reading Socratic Dialogue Training London – Reflections
Socratic Dialogue Training Cambridge
Sixth Colloquium on Dialogical Practice and Dialogical Philosophising, St Catharine´s College, Cambridge, 6-10 August 2018 A basic background Following the dialogical procedures recorded by Plato in early dialogues of Socrates, Socratic Dialogue enables ordinary people to philosophise with the aim of enriching and informing civic life. Non specialised way of philosophising that has been furthered… Continue reading Socratic Dialogue Training Cambridge
Socratic Dialogue at Magnolia House
Halesworth, September 6, 2016. At Magnolia House, courtisy of Tamsin and Micahel. Thank you Suzie for this. I am once agin all the more in awe of Tamzin and Michael, precious people who I do not dance with enough. Such concentrated listening, held so carefully and compassionately, by the facilitator, by this group of 12, in a… Continue reading Socratic Dialogue at Magnolia House
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