International Journal of Philosophical Practice (
2021)
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Abstract
This paper explores the relationship between thinking and acting morally. Can we
transfer critical thinking skills to real life situations? Philosophical practice with clients as well as
with school children creates a context for not only being a critical and reflective thinker but also a
self -critical thinker and self -reflective thinker. In his book On Dialogue, David Bohm explores the
notion of proprioception of thinking; focusing on thinking as a movement. The tacit, concrete
process of thinking informs our actions in a way that rational thinking by itself cannot. We can try
to impose rational thinking on our tacit, concrete process of thinking but knowing how to be just
abstractly, for example, does not necessarily make us act justly in the moment. Philosophical
practice puts us in touch with our own tacit, concrete process of thinking. Through dialogue (Bohm,
Buber) we become more than skilled rational thinkers ; we become skilled thinking beings.