Charity No
313712
International Conference in Berlin, 25th – 29th July 2005
The Challenge of Dialogue
Socratic Dialogue and Other Forms of Dialogue in Different Political Systems and Cultures
Report by Trustee Dame Tamsyn Imison
Overall it was a highly successful and stimulating conference with a wide range of participants tackling diverse and intellectually challenging issues.
Process
It was heart-warming - & very stimulating to see many new faces, especially young ones amongst the international mixture of participants. The organisers did much to ensure that people would socialise, intellectualise, network and generally benefit from being there. This was achieved through the choice of venue – a high standard conference centre that we had to ourselves, - and a programme well put together with a comprehensive handbook. The ‘tours’ (The ‘Final Solution’ Wannsee & the City Tour) as well as the wonderful musical evening also added to the value.
Content
The programme below speaks for itself. There was a very rich and diverse mix of topics. We were fully challenged and stimulated. Much of the time all participants played a very constructive and active role.
Conclusion
This was a ‘Learning’ experience for all those attending and an ethical and intellectual sharing of experience and knowledge. There was lots of laughter and warmth and everybody’s contributions were appreciated.
We felt it was a fine effort all round that has built constructively and creatively on our earlier conferences.
There was an extremely varied programme consisting of
Lectures |
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Prof. Dr Dieter Birnbacher (Germany): |
The Socratic paradigm of Ethics teaching in a multicultural society |
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Prof. Dr Lou Marinoff (USA) |
Distinguishing between therapeutical and philosophical dialogue |
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Prof. Dr Thomas Meyer (Germany): |
Globalisation, Basic Rights, and Trans-cultural Dialogue |
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Prof. Dr Petra von Morstein (Canada): |
Life as philosophical practice: philosophical Dialogue for goodness’ sake |
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Prof. Dr Narahari Rao (Germany/France/India): |
‘Intercultural dialogue’ as a form of reflection: problems and prospects |
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Prof. Dr Ugo Vlaisavljevic (Bosnia-Herzegovina) |
No boundaries in political dialogue |
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Dr Oksana Kisselyova, |
Orange revolution in the context of discursive ethics. |
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Panel Discussions |
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Jens Peter Brune, Peter Garrett,Horst Gronke, Kristof van Rossem
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Prison Dialogues – Our experiences with Bohmian and Socratic approaches |
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Panel Discussion II: Dieter Krohn, Stan van Hooft, Narahari Rao, Toshiro Terada, Ugo Vlaisavljevik |
What can Dialogue or Socratic Dialogue contribute or not contribute in different political and cultural contexts? |
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Gundula Avenarius, Antje Lielich (Germany): |
Dialogues initiated by art – a new approach for developing joint insights |
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Pia Axell (Norway): |
Dialogue as a management tool to detect and create basic values within an organisation |
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Dorine Bauduin, Drs. Ida Jongsma (The Netherlands): |
What are the conditions of mutual understanding between people from various cultures in Europe? |
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Dr Erik Boers, Dr Jos Kessels (The Netherlands): |
Facilitating Dialogue within organisations: experience our experiments |
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Wolfgang Dinges (Germany): |
Socrates meets NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming): two methods in Dialogue |
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Peter Garrett (Great Britain): |
Corporate Dialogue Work |
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Dr Alena Dastanka, Anna Girina, Iryna Piatrouskaya, Dr Dimitri Kletschko Natallia Tolmach (Belarus): |
Socratic Dialogue as a way to improve intercultural competence |
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Kopfwerk Berlin, Group A:Ulrike Gromadecki, Horst Gronke,Bärbel Jänicke, Lily Sparnaay, Sabir Yücesoy |
How do emotion and reason interact in Socratic Dialogue? – Experiencing and reflecting on group dynamics |
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Kopfwerk Berlin, Group B:Jens Peter Brune, Paolo Dordoni, Keith Hammond, Beate Littig, Volker Rendez |
How to start and end a Socratic Dialogue? |
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Dr Dieter Krohn (Germany) |
Ethical & Psychological Issues in conducting a Socratic Dialogue |
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Prof. Dr Lou Marinoff |
Theory and practice of philosophical counselling |
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Prof. Dr Petra von Morstein (Canada): |
Philosophical Dialogues in Life Settings |
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Beka Natan, Margarita Slavcheva (Bulgaria): |
Practical application of philosophising with children in pedagogical work |
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Kristof van Rossem (Belgium): |
Short forms of Socratic Dialogue |
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Dr Helge Svare (Norway): |
Short Socratic Dialogue
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Socratic Dialogues /
Socratic oriented Dialogues
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Drs. Hans Bolten (The Netherlands), Kristof van Rossem (Belgium): |
Words and deeds |
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Dr Paolo Dordoni (Italy), Prof. Dr Stan van Hooft (Australia): |
What is courage? |
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Kirsten Malmquist (Germany), Dorothy Moir (Great Britain): |
How does prejudice influence my attitudes in a dialogue? |
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Dorothy Moir (Great Britain), Dr Gisela Raupach-Strey (Germany): |
Is time money? |
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Drs. Lily Sparnaay (The Netherlands): |
What constitutes a landmark in one’s life? |
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Papers
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Dr Simon Bayly (Great Britain): |
Group analysis and the dynamics of Dialogue |
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Dr Alena Dastanka, Anna Girina, Iryna Piatrouskaya, Dr Dimitri Kletschko, Natallia Tolmach (Belarus): |
Belarus: stereotypes and prejudices |
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Sarah Davey (Australia): |
Engaging through Dialogue: comparing Socratic Dialogue with other forms (philosophy in schools and Bohmian Dialogue) |
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James Dunson (USA): |
Theoretical modesty: Habermas and Rawls on the role of philosophy and its relationship to public discourse |
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Dr Horst Gronke (Germany) |
The different use of Socratic method in therapeutical and philosophical dialogue |
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Dr. Ora Gruengard (Israel) |
Catastrophe and Dialogues |
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Keith Hammond (Scotland) |
Socratic Dialogue: Kant’s observations of feelings on the beautiful and sublime. |
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Prof. Dr Finn Hansen (Denmark): |
Socratic Dialogue is not a question of knowledge, science and clarity but a question of wisdom, existential reflection and wonder! |
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Celia Hawkesworth (Great Britain) |
An exercise in dialogue across cultures |
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Prof.
Naoki Homma, |
Trial application of the “Dialogue complex” – on the topic of in-house medical care |
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Alexey Ihnatowitsch, Maria Solovyova (Belarus): |
Practising Socratic Dialogue in Belarus: its social and cultural prerequisites and conditions |
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Prof. Aneta Karageorgieva (Bulgaria): |
Socratic Dialogue and philosophising with children – a comparative study |
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Lucie Kuthanová (Czech Republic): |
7 years of Socratic Dialogue in the Czech Republic |
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Oksana Loksha (Russia) |
Kaliningrad – an island or a bridge? |
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Dr Grazina Miniotaite (Lithuania): |
Europe Old and New: identity change and the hegemony of western values (case of Baltic states) |
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Mark Ralkowski (USA): |
Heidegger’s critique of Plato’s method |
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Dr Gisela Raupach-Strey (Germany): |
Didactic in teaching ethics focussed on Socratic Dialogue |
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Hester Reeve (Great Britain) |
Open Agenda |
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Dr Helge Svare (Norway): |
The narrative aspect of Socratic Dialogue |
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Valerya Terziyska (Bulgaria): |
University students and high school students in a dialogue about education and life |
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Yanina Zinchenka (Belarus): |
Dialogue as a key method in training youth: theory and practice |