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Philosophical Wondering

Monday 27-Friday 31 augustus

Start Monday 10.30- till friday 12.30 with concluding lunch

If you are interested in Philosophy, Art and Nature, and you enjoy meeting thoughtful creative international people then this is the holiday for you!

EPIC International Consultants are offering a new venture combining a holiday in the beautiful surroundings of ISVW with stimulating philosophical and creative experiences. Designed for adults, teenagers, children, families or singles - everyone from every nation is welcome. The language of communication will be English, however EPIC International Consultants also speak German, Latvian, Dutch, Russian, French, Indonesian and some French and will help with translation where needed.

We will be wondering about: Philosophy, Art, Sculpture, The Environment, Nature and The World in a variety of different kinds of philosophical discussions and creative activities.  

As well as delicious food and good company, the international holidaymakers will take part in cross-cultural group activities: investigating the environment both physically and conceptually; reflecting philosophically on beauty and form in nature and in art; creating sculptures from the environment; discussing the nature of The Environment, The World and Nature; enquiring into the reality, structure and physics of the world; looking at questions raised by the activities such as “What counts as Nature?” “What makes something beautiful?”  “Do we have a moral obligation to the environment?” “Is there a difference between a work of art and a copy of that work of art, and if so, what is it?”  And many more. In the middle of the week holidaymakers will have an option of visiting the Kroller-Muller Museum and experiencing the exhibits from an entirely new philosophical perspective, under the guidance of the Holiday Philosophers.

‘Philosophical Wondering’ is not a course but rather a new form of stimulating, refreshing and invigorating holiday that will leave holidaymakers with the feeling of re-creation and re-engagement in the wonder of the world. If you don’t want to do bowling, water-jogging, ‘koekhappen’ (cake-eating-game) etc. initiated by the hotel entertaining team during your holiday, but do want to discover the boundaries of your thoughts, exercise your listening, formulate your thoughts, stimulate your creativity, enhance the flexibility of your thinking and really meet people (by getting to know how they think, not only what they think), have a ‘wonderful/wondering’ holiday created by the philosophical entertainment team of EPIC International Consultants at ISVW. Have a holiday you really will never forget [What does ‘really’ mean? What is ‘forgetting’?]

Program

Teachers/trainers

EPIC International Consultants’ ‘Philosophical Wondering’ Holiday Philosophers

Dr Catherine C. McCall BA (Hons) MA TEFL MSc PhD FRSA. The University of Manchester PhD, Philosophy1985, University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology  MSc, Applied Psychology 1982, University of Cambridge MA Philosophy 1980, University of Kent Teaching English as a Foreign Language TEFL, 1979, Trinity College, Dublin University, 1977 Moderatorship in Mental and Moral Science BA (Hons) Philosophy. Director of EPIC since 1990. President of Stichting SOPHIA: The European Foundation for Doing Philosophy with Children. External Expert to the Government in Values and Character Education for the Sate of New Jersey, USA 1985-86. In 1990 Dr. McCall created M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in Philosophical Inquiry at Glasgow University. Visiting[CM1]  Professor at: The Sorbonne; The Technical University of Barcelona; The University of South Carolina, USA; The Polish Academy of Sciences; Malta University; The Continuing Education University of Iceland; The University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Dr Maija Kokare: Doctoral studies at University of Latvia, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, 2010. Higher Education, University of Latvia, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, 1985, qualification: Physicist, Teacher of Physics and Mathematics. Head Teacher Patnis School, Riga, Latvia. Dr. Kokare qualified as a Community of Philosophical Inquiry Chair in 2007.

Ms Radmila Sutton Secretary of SOPHIA: The European Foundation for Philosophy with Children, studied for her Honours Degree in Philosophy at the University of Belgrade, former Yugoslavia, and undertook postgraduate study in Recent Continental Philosophy at Warwick University, England. Radmila qualified as a Community of Philosophical Inquiry Chair in 2007 and as a Philosopher is a highly experienced Philosophy with Children teacher trainer working with teachers and children since 1995. Radmila is co-author of “Talking Picture, Thinking through photographs” and “Filozofija s Decom, Prirucnik za nastavnike”, published in Belgrade.

Drs. Ed Weijers: Doctorandus. Initiator beroepsopleiding en gastdocent.  Studied Philosophy  at Rijksuniversiteit Leiden (Drs. 1989). Teaching degree at Universiteit Utrecht (1990). Senior Lecturer for ten years at Pabo Hogeschool Alkmaar. Chair of The  Centrum Kinderfilosofie, The Netherlands. Treasurer of SOPHIA: the European Foundation for Doing Philosophy with Children.

Drs. Anton Vandeursen. Doctorandus. 1969: Primary teacher training college: University of Professional Education: Primary Teacher Training College Hemelrijken.1975: Psychology of Culture and Religion, Radboud University Nijmegen,Research University,Faculty of Psychology. 1992: Radboud University Nijmegen,Research University,Faculty of Philosophy: Philosophy of Science and Philosophical Anthropology, Historical Psychology,Cultural Psychology,Philosophy of Science,Philosophical Methodology,Philosophy with Children.

Ms Ieva Rocena: 2005 PhD studies in Educational Management, University of Latvia. 1998 Master of Education in Philosophy with Children, Department of Education, Montclair State University, NJ, USA. 1996 Master of Philosophy, Faculty of History and Philosophy, University of Latvia. 1993 Bachelor of Philosophy, Faculty of History and Philosophy, University of Latvia.

Participation:

A week at the International School of Philosophy is an experience you do not want to miss. U will meet interesting teachers, fellow students and you will stay in our hotel in the woods near Amersfoort. This week starts on monday 10.30 and ends on friday at 12.30, followed by a concluding lunch.  Admittance fee is € 851,- including a standard hotel room, 5 diners, 5 lunches, coffee/thea and a reader. Upgrading to a comfortroom (dubbel beds, flatscreen etc.) is possible for €  17,50 a night. If you do not stay in our hotel during the nights, the fee is € 691,-

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