16th ICPP: I Online Conference (July 28-31, 2020); II Online Conference (July 27-30, 2021)

Organizer: Sergey Borisov

BIO OF SERGEY BORISOV

Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Director of the Scientific and Educational Center for Practical and Applied Philosophy of the South Ural State University (Chelyabinsk), Head of the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies of the South Ural State Humanitarian Pedagogical University (Chelyabinsk), President of the Association of Philosophers Practitioners "Ratio", leader of philosophical cafe.

At present, in Russia the phrase “philosophical practice” sounds unusual. The fact is that philosophy is perceived by most people exclusively as an academic discipline in colleges and universities. This reflects the real picture. On the one hand, professional philosophers are engaged in philosophy in an academic sense. On the other hand, non-professionals doing philosophical practice. We are trying to integrate philosophical practice and the educational process. We include elements of philosophical practice in the educational programs of schools, universities and additional education. As well in Russia there are many groups that work on the principle of a philosophical cafe.

He is the president of the association of philosopher-practitioners, leading a philosophical cafe, in addition, he is engaged in research work in the field of philosophical practice, namely comparative studies. He is engaged in the coordination of work, establishing cooperation with world centers of philosophical practice, and popularizing this area. For this we organize conferences, seminars, of course, 16th International Conference on Philosophical Practice has been in 2020 and 2021 in Russia in online format.

Conference Summary and Links

At the previous conference in Mexico (2018) the baton of the conference was transferred to Russia. St.Petersburg was chosen as the venue for the conference. But the pandemic led to the decision to postpone the conference for a year (2021). But many participants offered to hold the conference in an online format. So Russia had hold the conference twice.

Conference participants (announcements of some presentation):

I Online Conference on Philosophical Practice (July 28-31, 2020)

The conference project received a grant from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project No. 20-011-22002). The conference had held in Google Meet educational platform owned South Ural State University. For four days, participants from more than 40 countries present modern trends in philosophical practice, discussing the most pressing issues regarding the role and significance of philosophy in current conditions: “Professional responsibility of a philosopher”, “Philosophical practice and education”, “Philosophical Practice in social work”, “Self-care practices and a philosophical way of life”, “Philosophical Cafe in a modern city” and much more. During the conference were held 20 lectures, 16 workshops, 3 panel discussions and 1 round table. The total number of conference participants is over 400 people.

II Online Conference on Philosophical Practice (July 27-30, 2021)

The conference supported by Presidential Grants Foundation. The conference had held in Google Meet educational platform owned South Ural State University. As in the previous online conference, participants from more than 40 countries present modern trends in philosophical practice, discussing the most pressing issues regarding the role and significance of philosophy in current conditions, for instance, “Philosophical Practice and the Arts”, “Philosophical Practice and Research”, “Philosophy in Prisons a way of emancipation inside prison and beyond”, “The body and philosophical practice”, “Philosophy of imagination” and much more. During the conference were held 15 lectures, 10 workshops, 6 panel discussions. The total number of conference participants is over 200 people.

The uniqueness of this conference lies in the fact that in the period before and after the conference, one day online courses were held, led by renowned philosophers-practitioners as Ora Grungard, Gerd Achenbach, Jose Barrientos, Lou Marinoff, Oscar Brenifier and Lydia Amir. In addition, on the last day of the conference had held elections of the country that will be honored to host the next conference (it will be Romania, the next ICPP will be held in Timisoara on June 5-8, 2023).