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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.22503/inftars.XXV.2025.4.1
Language: en
Title: Philosophical counseling and artificial intelligence: Possibilities and risks
Abstract: The article presents philosophical counseling as a practice of philosophy’s capacity for inquiry, which gains new significance in the growing rehabilitation of practical philosophy as a leading trend. The focus is placed on the orientation of philosophical dialogical practice toward investigating thinking, self-knowledge, and improving communicative interaction with the world. Simulated dialogues provided an opportunity for studying the potential of human intelligence in comparison with the capabilities of artificial intelligence, in particular ChatGPT, in conducting philosophical counseling sessions. Potential risks are also identified. It is argued that AI is not yet capable of fully replacing a human philosopher in applying counseling methods, adhering to methodological principles of cognitive economy, creating conditions for activating thought processes and problem comprehension, as well as in changing cognitive and behavior strategies. AI is considered a training tool for modeling philosophical counseling situations and improving the skills of philosophical counselors.
Keywords: philosophical counseling, artificial intelligence, thinking, dialogue, self-knowledge, understanding