Acknowledgments

Foreword

Paul Sharkey

Author's Preface

PART I Foundations of Philosophical Practice

Stand-Up Philosophy

Notes

Is Philosophy a Way of Life?

What Makes Philosophy Special as a Way of Life?

What Makes Philosophy Special as a Discipline?

Notes

Why Is Philosophy Regaining Popularity?

Notes

PART II Modes of Philosophical Practice

Two Meanings of Meditation

Notes

Client Counseling

Some Formative Names

How I Became a Philosophical Counselor

The Geometry of Philosophical Counseling

The Modality of Dialogue

A Typology of Philosophical Counseling Dialogue

The Golden Triangle

Notes

Philosophy with Groups---and Groupies

Is ``Group Philosophy'' an Oxymoron?

The Philosopher's Cafe

Nelsonian Socratic Dialogue

Philosophy With Other Groups

Notes

The Corporate Philosopher

Origins of Philosophical Consulting

General Services

Substance, Form, and Artistry

Motivational Speaking

Ethics Code-Building

Ethics Compliance

Moral Self-Defense

Short Socratic Dialogue

Dilemma Training

The PEACE Process

Leadership and Governance

Artistry

The Summit of Practice

Notes

PART III Professionalization of Philosophical Practice

Pioneering Versus Pedagogy

Notes

The Making of a Profession

Programs of Training at Universities or Institutes Chartered by the State and Accredited by Professional Accrediting Bodies

Established Criteria (Including an Examination) for Certification of Practitioners

APPA Certification Standards

Certification Standards for Client Counselors

Certification Standards for Group Facilitators

Certification Standards for Organizational Consultants

Established Body of Knowledge as Reflected in the Publication of Reference Books and Professional Journals and Regularly Scheduled Scientific [sic: Read ``Learned''] Meetings

Established Code of Ethics

Standards of Professional Ethical Practice

Notes

Recognition Versus Regulation

The Political Economy of Regulation

Licensure

Certification

Registration

Recognition qua Politics

Notes

PART IV Marketing of Philosophical Practice

IRB Approval of Research Programs

Commodities and Public Service

Research Involving Human Subjects

Evidence that You Are a Qualified Philosophical Counselor

A Description of Your Scope of Practice

A Script (i.e., Advertisement) that You Will Use to Recruit Potential Subjects

A Contingency Plan and Referral List to Other Counseling Professions

Instrument of Informed Consent and Relevant Procedural Details

Bridging Necessity and Sufficiency

Post-hoc Speculations

Notes

Hanging Out a Counseling Shingle

Publicity

Promotion

Packaging

Notes

Opportunities for Facilitators

Informal Facilitation: The Philosopher's Cafe Revisited

Formal Facilitation: Socratic Dialogue Revisited

Philosophy for Children

Philosophy for Undergraduates

Philosophy for Seniors

Philosophy for Felons

Philosophy for the Otherwise Challenged

Notes

Opportunities for Consultants

The Modularity of Practice

The General Nature of Conflict in the Workplace

Special Effects of Diversity on Conflict in the Workplace

Inability of Political Correctness and Other Oppressive Ideological Mechanisms to Manage Such Conflicts Equitably

The Rising Importance of Ethics Compliance, and the Ethical Unpreparedness of Generic Management Consultants

Notes

PART V Politics of Philosophical Practice

Friends and Foes of Philosophical Practice

Psychiatry

Psychology

Philosophy

Coffeehouse Mentality

Sophistry

Fraud

Ambivalence

Concealing Personal Problems Behind Philosophical Facades

Academic Vanity, Fear of Change or Appearance of Inadequacy

Notes

International and Interprofessional Relations

National and International Relations

Interprofessional Relations

Notes

Making and Breaking News

Parting Shots

Plato not Prozac Goes Global

Surf and Turf at City College: Making Waves and Defending Territory

Philosophy and the World Economic Forum

Last Word

Notes

References

Appendices

A APPA Membership Information

B Directory of APPA-Certified Practitioners

C Directory of Organizations

D Select Bibliography on Philosophical Practice

E Scholarly Journals

Index