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Philosophical Practice And Aporia In Prison
[Философская Практика И Апория В Тюрьме]

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  • Tillmanns, Maria (Тиллманнс, Мария)

    (University of California)

  • Crespo, Wilfredo (Креспо, Вильфредо)

    (St. Timothy Episcopal Church)

Abstract

In this paper we discuss how through our bi-weekly Socratic dialogue groups with inmates at the Metropolitan Correctional Center downtown San Diego, we were able to bring the inmates to a sense of aporia or puzzlement. Not only did the dialogues help to uncover assumptions, uncovering the dots, so to speak, but also to help reconnect the dots and see their world from a different perspective. It allowed them to question their lives in a safe and non-judgmental environment. They felt empowered by these dialogues to become their own life’s judges, freeing themselves from feeling oppressed by the judgments of others.

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  • Tillmanns, Maria (Тиллманнс, Мария) & Crespo, Wilfredo (Креспо, Вильфредо), 2019. "Philosophical Practice And Aporia In Prison [Философская Практика И Апория В Тюрьме]," Sotsium i vlast / Society and power, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, pages 107-119.
    • Handle: RePEc:rnp:spower:sp1935
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