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http://www.vimeo.com/13718762
The quality of the question (Burgundy 2010)
The art of questioning seems to imply some questions are better than others. A question has a quality. This workshop on finding the best question to continue a philosophical consultation, is intended to reflect on the criteria of a good question. What makes a question a good question? We should look for criteria for that. The video shows an example. Time was too limited to get at criteria for qualifying a question. However, they show. We might say in philosophical consultation we aim at questions with a performative nature. In psychology descriptive questions seems of greater importance. The content of the question is determined by a theory. In philosophical practice we ask questions in order to deepen thinking. The counselee is no product of a method but thinking in a free space. Performative speech is important here. Form becomes content just like in Socratic dialogues. A performative question should refrain form content, be short and precise, elicit a reaction, and withhold from suggestions. It is not just an open question. It has to suits the process of thinking.
The best question in philosophical counselling is a performative question
Peter Harteloh
Philosophical practitioner
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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