NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS

Practical Philosophy is the journal of the SPP and is published twice a year in April and October. Papers are refereed anonymously. We welcome quality writing relating to all areas of philosophy in practice. This includes, but is not restricted to, philosophical counselling, Socratic Dialogue and Philosophy with Children. A key requirement is that papers should have a bearing on how practical philosophy is carried out. We welcome papers that make this the focus of their writing, and encourage the authors of theoretical papers to draw out the practical implications of their ideas. Papers should also be clear and accessible; a specialised technical vocabulary should be avoided wherever possible. Papers are typically around 3000-6000 words but may be of any length.

Papers should include references to quotations, works cited, etc. Please use single quotes for both quotations and 'scare-quotes'. All citations should be placed within the text in parentheses. For example: (Lipman, 1991) for the recognition of an idea or (Lipman, 1991, p.13) for a direct quote. References should be cited both in the text and in the reference list (not in footnotes) and ordered alphabetically by the authors' surnames. Book and journal titles should be in italics. For example:

Hadot, P. (1995) Philosophy as a Way of Life. Oxford: Blackwell.

Marinoff, L. (1995) On the emergence of ethical counselling, in: R. Lahav and M. Tillmans (eds) Essays on Philosophical Counselling. Lanham: University Press of America

Jopling, D. A. (1996) Philosophical counselling, truth and self-interpretation, Journal of Applied Philosophy, 13, 3

Philosophy with/for Children and Socratic Dialogue should be capitalised.

The editor reserves the right to cut and amend contributions. Contributions will be published in the paper version of the journal and may also be published in the www version.

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Please e-mail papers to: editor@practical-philosophy.org.uk