Philosophical Education Beyond the Classroom: Self-Conceptions, Cooperation Partners and the Question of Compatibility

The following article attempts to outline the compatibility of experiential education interventions, out-of-school learning venues and philosophical education on the theoretical-conceptual level. In addition to clarifying terms and historical genesis, the aim is to explicate the possibilities and limits of common educational formats. Of central importance are synergies between experience, place and reflection. Judgment, it is argued, is not exhausted in formal logical conclusions. At the same time, abstraction and scientific reflection remain indispensable to the essence of philosophical education.