Abstract

This paper describes a new wave of philosophical thought in Japan, several features of clinical philosophy. The first part highlights the clinical field of philosophy , a variety of activities concerns the suffering of those in bed, this appeal concerns the philosopher into a variety of activities on-site. In the second part, the author pointed out that "the concern of the second order" is a unique philosophy of clinical operations. The third part, the clinical philosophy of the movement was divided into two types of network components: the first is the organization , integrated within the different members had a different intention, followed by the formation of cooperative organizations and individuals network, these organizations and individuals practical aspects in the overall tendency of philosophy. In the fourth and fifth section, I discuss the clinical Zhexue public dialogue so far dealt with a different face: different kinds of philosophy cafes, many of which originally developed out of this circle we have, in addition to "dialogue component", With this tool for dialogue, social or political issues can make the macro-level intervention, such intervention from the clinical development of philosophers like, you can just spread the creation of Osaka University - Research Center design implemented. Then the sixth is the last part of the school for clinical philosopher and host of the juvenile offender's probation in the formation of the educational environment for philosophical dialogue courses or workshops, submit a report by the author, and finally I called a practice in East Asia philosophers tend to work together. This paper describes several features of Clinical Philosophy, a new wave of philosophical thinking in Japan. In the first section, on-the-spot-ness of Clinical Philosophy is underlined, as it calls for philosophers to commit themselves "on the spot" of various caring activities taking place at the "bedside" of those who suffer. In the second section, I point out "care of second order," ie taking care of those who take care of others, as a characteristic operation of Clinical Philosophy. In the third section, the movement of Clinical Philosophy is classified into two types of networking: one as an organization integrating within itself diverse members with diverse intentions, and the other as a collaborative network of organizations and individuals oriented to philosophy in practice as a whole. In the forth and the fifth sections, I discuss various aspects of public dialogue Clinical Philosophy has been dealing with: philosophical café in its various forms, not few of them developed originally in our circle as well as "Dialogue Components, "a dialogical tool enabling a macro-level intervention in social or political issues, which, conceived by Clinical Philosophers, could be implemented in the newly established Center for the Study of Communication-Design, Osaka University. Then in the sixth and final section, I report on philosophical dialogue sessions or workshops in educational settings organized by Clinical Philosophers in schools as well as at a detention center for juvenile delinquents, with a closing appeal for cooperation among philosophers with practical orientation in East Asia