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Group & SetUp Guides:

• How to start your own Community Philosophy Group  
  Description: This paper offers a basic starter guide to founding a new Philosophy in Pubs group in your local area. It answers some of questions that are often asked by those attracted to the PiPs principles and who wish to translate these from theory into practice. A 'must-read' for all those would-be group organisers.

• Awareness for Community of Enquiry Groups  
  Description: This paper covers some of the essentials of good enquiry through a... Caring, Co-operative, Collaborative, Critical and Creative approach that seeks to gain a shared Comprehension...

• Ethics of Philosophical Practice  
  Description:  "Philosophical practice makes strenuous moral demands: honesty and fairness to opponents in argument; an ability to tolerate prolonged uncertainty over serious issues; the strength of character to change one’s mind on basic beliefs, and to follow the argument rather than one’s emotional leanings..."

• How can we best facilitate  
  Description:  Some ideas and tips for running a successful group. This short document covers some of the basic, more practical, issues you are likely to encounter once a group is up and running.

• How To Set Up & Facilitate Enquiry  
  Description: Provides an overview of what is involved in the enquiry process and as such helps to steer you through that process as a group facilitator.

Getting the Best out of Enquiry:

• Enquiry Evaluation Form [Full version]  
  Description:   A form that can be used as a guide for observation and assessment of a philosophical enquiry. The document also provides an extremely insightful summation as to what makes an enquiry more effective, productive and enjoyable. Essential reading for any would-be facilitator. Author: Roger Sutcliffe, SAPERE.

• Enquiry Evaluation Form [Abridged ver.]  
  Description:   A shorter (though less illuminating) version of the Evaluation Form listed above.

• Principles & Practice of Philosophical Enquiry  
  Description: Serves as a useful reminder of good philosophical practice in a group setting. The information contained in this document expresses the basis on which PIPs membership is established.

About PiPs:

• PiPs Origins & Vision [Conf. Paper]  
  Description:  This paper was presented at the 2011 PiPs Conference. It captures perfectly the origins and intended purposes of the PiPs organisation. Author: Rob Lewis, PiPs.

• PiPs Voluntary Donations [Committee Report]  
  Description:  This paper gives the rationale behind PiPs finance. The report argues strongly that voluntary contributions are essential to the movement and its vision. There is and probably never will be any formal PiPs membership subscription... those who believe strongly in its vision would surely gladly wish to contribute to its future? Author: Mike Naidoo, PiPs.

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  PiPs - A Brief Introduction [Audio Programme]  
  Description:  A short audio introduction to PiPs. Using extracts from the 2011 annual Conference, provides insight into the origins and personalities behind the PiPs movement.

Samples & Templates:

• PiPs Group Enquiry Schedule [Sample] 
  Description:  An example group topic schedule (this particular file does not contain the PiPs logo header and needs updating (**delayed: please check back for updates).

• PiPs Standard Brochure [Sample] 
  Description:  (**delayed: please check back for updates)

• PiPs Group Brochure [Sample] 
  Description: A sample leaflet to advertise your local PiPs group. The brochure provides a blank text block for a stick-on label containing local group details. Three single-sided leaflets contained on one A4 sheet. n.b. This leaflet is available in MSPublisher format for those who wish to modify it to their own liking and/or purposes. Please contact for more details.

Interesting Articles:

• Dialogue - A Proposal
  Description: "...In dialogue, a group of people can explore the individual and collective presuppositions, ideas, beliefs, and feelings that subtly control their interactions." This paper taken from the website http://www.david-bohm.net... For full details of the author(s) please visit their website.

Training Materials:

• Essential Intellectual Traits (pending)
  Description: Training course materials extract regarding the traits developed by good critical thinking practice. (**delayed: please check back for updates)

• Elements & Standards of Critical Thinking (pending)
  Description: Training course materials extract regarding methods for analysing and assessing good critical thinking practice. (**delayed: please check back for updates)

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