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September 21 - September 23
Have you completed the VAPS Introduction to Community of Inquiry? Would you like to revisit some key aspects, or enhance others? Do you have a burning problem of practice that you would like to workshop with other experienced practitioners? Then register to attend the VAPS Advanced Course – dates: September 21, 22 and 23.
Previous participant Andy described this course as: Philosophy Disneyland!
Three days at the Community of Inquiry Advanced course — and honestly, the greatest three days of my working life.
It felt like Philosophy Disneyland: I never wanted to leave or miss a minute.
Across the three days we explored:
• How to turn conversations into inquiries
• Why respectful disagreement can be a gift
• The difference between concepts and examples
• Games and activities that make philosophy playful, but rigorous
A favourite reminder from Lipman:
“Philosophical dialogue is like a boat going into the wind. It goes this way and that, but in the whole the direction is forward.”
