What we want, is: to understand the philosophical roots (ground) of Gendlin’s theory. May be, we have to other thinkers and traditions of thought; for example eastern traditions.

We need to know, by teaching "focusing", the broader context. It confirms to our attitude and ethics.

Our spontaneous ideas with this subject:

• Responding to a philosophical concept in a philosophical way
• Connecting to Gendlin’s roots in philosophy
• A broader base to focusing
• Focusers are philosophers
• Children are philosophers
• Parallels and openings to other thinkers
• Distinctions and similarities with other systems
• Ethics
• Content versus process
• Conflicts and parts
• Spaces, image and felt sense
• To be human means what?
• Self-awareness as essential to being a person
• Describing versus creating
• "There is something which knows all about me" (Karl Jaspers)
• Importance of theory in focusing-training for teacher-trainers and coordinators
• For whom?
• Why and how?
• "Befindlichkeit"
• Lived body
• Lived responsibility
• Lived time
• Lived freedom

May be, we need a new name for that kind of philosophy

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