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«Artistic & Philosophical Practices to Change
School? (PHILARPE)»
II. Child, photography, philosophy
19, 20 February & 25 May 2016
Presentation
As part of the research project «Artistic & Philosophical Practices to Change School?
(PHILARPE)», the «Laboratory of Research on Practical & Applied Philosophy»
(L.R.P.A.Ph.) / University of the Aegean, organized a workshop & a procedure of
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artistic and philosophical intervention (with the participation of students of 1
Experimental Elementary School of Rhodes) in relation to photography were
organized, in 19 & 20 February 2016.
The recognition of photography as a philosophical object is proposed here, as a
process of attempting to understand and partially remove the obstacles, at the same
time, both from the point of view of photography, to be seen as such, and from the
point of view of philosophy, to contemplate, compose and reconstruct its
relationship to photography. On the basis of the above reasoning, the organization
of a second workshop, this time in a classroom setting is attempted.
The children and the participants had the opportunity to think, to express
themselves and discuss about the photographs which they had been asked to select
based on different areas of interest. The reasons for the selection of photographs
and the relevant discussion can pinpoint the «philosophy of an image» that
permeates the photos as well as the basic philosophical notions found within, while,
at the same time, the particularity of this medium through the viewpoint of children
will become apparent. What makes the photo what it is, but, at the same time, what
it is not and what makes it to turn out to a philosophical object?
In this framework, further questions that arise when we want to think of
photography in the context of an «image philosophy» in its anthropological,
philosophical and aesthetic potential were developed. [The first phase of these
workshops was conducted in the frame of the International Symposium, «Ethics in
Education. Philosophical tracings and clearings», and of the Days of Workshops,
«Philosophy of Education in Praxis» /3rd International Meeting (Rhodes, May 12-13-
14, 2015 http://practphilab.aegean.gr/συνέδρια-συμπόσια-ημερίδες-congres-
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