Vasile Hategan

• Doctor of Philosophy
• President at Professional Association of Philosophical and Ethical Counseling

The paper aims to analyze how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected e-commerce by comparing the companies’ financial performance before and during the pandemic. The sample included Romanian e-commerce companies with more than one million euros in sales from 2019–2020. The research results of the econometric model showed that the most well-known brand...

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) in social sciences research introduces both transformative potential and critical ethical dilemmas. This study examines the role of researchers as either ethical gatekeepers or pioneers of AI-driven change. Through a bibliometric analysis of 464 records from the Web of Science Core Collection, we...

The paper aims to present the current state and perspectives regarding the path of philosophical practice towards recognition as a liberal profession in Romania, starting from the existing concepts about liberal profession. The legal aspects of the legal regulation of a profession of this kind are the premises that fully highlight the characteristi...

The paper is based on a research that refers to a professionalization solution applicable in Romania, as a result of a mediation process, carried out only hypothetically and starting from the analysis of a phenomenon, the philosophical practice, this being continued with the study of some advantages but also criticism expressed by philosophers, pra...

Special Issue in Societies - an Open Access Journal by MDPI. More details at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/societies/special_issues/JR916YZ1PU

Rivista Italiana di Counseling Filosofico , 15/2022. Director: Prof. Luca Nave – Presidente di Pragma: Società Professionisti Pratiche Filosofiche e Direttore del Master in Counseling Filosofico e Pratiche Filosofiche, Pragma Milano. Il primo articolo che pubblichiamo nella sezione „Special Guest” e scritto da Prof. Vasile Hategan, che presenta la...

Article translated and published in the Chinese journal Cognitive Science, vol. 6, no. 1, 2022, pp. 322-333.

The first step towards recognizing a new specialization, philosophical counseling, was made in Romania by setting up the professional association of philosophical counselors, being the effect of the appearance on the Romanian labor market of the first specialists in the first series of master's degree graduates. philosophical counseling program. Pr...

Consumer behavior differs from country to country, which may implicitly influence the financial performance of e-commerce companies. The paper’s objective is to study the characteristics of the companies from the Romanian e-commerce market for sustainable competitiveness. The empirical analysis was a quantitative and qualitative one. For the qualit...

The paper includes an interdisciplinary approach to philosophy, which can develop interdisciplinary links with other fields, which are carried out through current philosophical practices, manifested mainly in the form of philosophical counseling. Some of the areas in which these connections have been identified are presented, namely the educational...

The paper presents characteristics of practices in the humanities that can be manifested through specific forms of counseling, namely spiritual or pastoral counseling and philosophical counseling. Through the comparative analysis of the two practices, interdisciplinary links are identified, reflected at the conceptual and applied level, with both t...

It is 40 years since the first philosophical practice was opened in Europe by the German philosopher Achenbach, which marked the opening of a new path, dedicated to those who today can practice philosophy for the benefit of people, other than philosophers, who were dedicated to the academic environment, through their writings or through the activit...

The contemporary leadership concept manifests trends of continuous improvement, which is why this paper is an approach to the field from the perspective of philosophical counseling practices, different from current training and development programs for managers. Thus, the new opportunities are identified, which can join business education and perso...

The study investigates the current trends that manifest themselves in two areas that have common origins in antiquity, found in the Hellenistic concept of Sophia: present in philosophy, where it expresses the love of wisdom, but also in theology where it represents divine love. Looking at this approach, the Sophia has manifested various orientation...

The premises of the emergence of concepts about nature and the environment led to the emergence of new directions of philosophy, represented by eco-philosophy and ethics applied to the environment. These ideas result from the interference of philosophy with fields dedicated to studying nature and the environment, all of which have led to new curren...

Volumul de față, rezultat din punerea laolaltă, de către autor, a unui număr important de articole proprii recente dedicate consilierii filosofice, reprezintă o întreprindere necesară și un pas binevenit pe calea consacrării la noi a filosofiei aplicate în consiliere, cu diversitatea – în continuă extindere pe alte meridiane – formelor sale. Cele 1...

The objective of the paper is an interdisciplinary analysis of two forms of the counseling practice, philosophical counseling and spiritual counseling, starting from the role of philosophy in the counseling process, expressed in the form of existential counseling, which is also found in pastoral practices as a form of specialization, the spiritual...

The paper includes an interdisciplinary approach to philosophy, which can develop interdisciplinary links with other fields, which are carried out through current philosophical practices, manifested mainly in the form of philosophical counseling. Some of the areas in which these connections have been identified are presented, namely the educational...

Lucrarea prezintă principalele adaptări ce pot fi aduse la formele de consiliere filosofică, oferind activități și servicii care pot fi desfășurate în format online sau regândind activități, în special cele specifice consilierii și facilitării grupurilor, să fie adaptat la toate cerințele distanțării fizice și siguranței sănătății impuse de situați...

The paper presents some philosophical practices and categories that can be successfully applied in organizations, trends that come from the openness manifested by aesthetics, a field of philosophy that although initially was dedicated to the art and concept of beauty, now it shows an opening for everyday life, where the interpersonal communication...

The paper presents the interdisciplinary links that draw attention to meditative practices as part of philosophy put into practice, starting from the individual level and going to the groups and organizations. Looking at the areas in which he can interact, we refer in particular to the ways of applying philosophical meditation, as an important tool...

The paper aims to present the options offered by online communication, in the sense that they can represent a real alternative in the mediation process, given the restrictive measures generated by the existence of a global pandemic state, which has reshaped many human activities, due to the requirements that have to be adapted in order to combat th...

The special issue will focus on a variety of sustainability-related themes connected with the notion of organic community, including an ecological perspective in a philosophical context. The issue of organicism in community organization has been highlighting recently due to the trends of alienation and shortening of attention spans, with the respec...

In the context of the requirements of physical distance and health security imposed by the global Covid-19 pandemic situation, it is necessary to adapt consulting services and organizational communication. The aim of the paper is to identify the adaptation measures taken by economic organizations and entities, in their concern to facilitate the com...

The paper offers an answer to the question given by the title, starting from the revision of some specific elements of the appearance of the philosophical counsellor in the business and organizational environment, but also of the coaching as a service for the leaders, and it presents the characteristics of each one. The work makes a comparative ana...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies to respond to the threat of this risk and innovate in corporate governance. In order to reduce the risk of illness, one of the most applied measures by all companies was social distancing, but to avoid human interaction, companies had to adapt their communication strategies. The objective of the paper is t...

The paper presents some ways to resolve conflicts and interpersonal disputes, as a result of the communication blockage, that prevents their resolution. Mediation is presented as the main form of amicable settlement of a conflict, using the specific elements of communication by the mediator or facilitator, which restores the dialogue of the parties...

The philosophical practice in "contemporary agora"-the online environment. Philosophy has the tendency to return between people, through own practice, in service of the persons and the community, in the various forms of action, from the counseling of the person, to the facilitation for the groups or to the organizational consulting, which can be ac...

Volumul este structurat pe mai multe părți, rezultate din legăturile interdisciplinare ale practicii filosofice cu domeniul comunicării, fapt ce reflectă abordări complexe care pun în evidență diverse forme specifice comunicării, implicate în procesul de consiliere filosofică, unde dialogul devine principala formă de comunicare în cadrul practicii...

The paper present the interaction of philosophy with the field of economics and the business environment, through philosophical practices and ethics applied in organizations, and by applying philosophical ideas and themes that can influence the business environment, all having a better perception by defining the suitable business, what is different...

Volumul pe care îl propunem are o abordare editorială și de cercetare aparte, în sensul în care am restrâns aria de prezentare asupra unui singur domeniu de practică a filosofiei și eticii, arătând modalități de aplicare a acestor practici în domeniul specific organizațiilor, reprezentate atât de companiile specifice mediului de afaceri dar și de i...

Contemporary philosophical practice, through its new form of expression, philosophical counseling, manifests the interdisciplinary connections with other fields, one of which is oriented towards interference with psychology and psychiatry as branches of the vast field of health care. The concept of philosophical counseling is by its definition inte...

Some aspects of communication in philosophical counseling. The paper presents some aspects specific to communication, identified in a philosophical counseling process, as a new specialization applied in philosophical practice. Dialogue is an essential element of the communication, he is used now in the counseling process, and take place between the...

The paper presents some specific elements of counseling, taken or derived from philosophy, which become the main working tools of new professions that are now emerging in Romania as well, namely philosophical counseling and ethics counseling, with their application in various areas of business, from individuals and groups, to organizations and comp...

Premises of philosophical practice on the North American continent. Our scope is to analyze some forms of philosophical practice, as manifested on the North American continent in the last decades of the 20th century, starting from the first written references and continuing with some forms of practice that can be considered to be prerequisites for...

Starting from the appearance of philosophical counseling in Europe and then in other countries in the world, as a form of philosophy for the benefit of the people, the paper is showing the concerns in Romania in the field of the implementation of the concept of philosophical counseling. In this article we study the Romanian premises that generated...

Family businesses represent a large segment of private companies and contribute greatly to economic growth. In this context, the objectives of this paper are to identify the characteristics of Romanian family businesses, starting from their involvement and governance mechanisms, and also to investigate if these specific items allow them to act towa...

Volumul readuce în atenția practicienilor interesați, conceptul antic de meditație, acesta fiind un instrument important ce poate fi folosit în cadrul noilor practici filosofice, îndeosebi în noul domeniu aplicat, consilierea filosofică. Lucrarea propune două exerciții ce pot fi testate individual, ca un prim experiment mental ce poate fi făcut de...

Lucrarea inclusă la acest capitol este o continuare a cercetărilor anterioare și prezintă drumul ce poate fi parcurs de practicienii în consiliere și filosofi deopotrivă, pentru recunoașterea și reglementarea unei noi profesii, cea de consiliere filosofică. Cercetarea include și pașii de urmat pentru fiecare specialist sau practician al filosofiei,...

Volumul prezintă lucrări și studii efectuate de profesori universitari din România și practicieni deopotrivă, care au studiat sau aplicat în practică conceptul de practică filosofică și elemente de etică aplicată, de forma unor abordări specifice unei noi specializări de consiliere filosofică și de etică, în folosul persoanei sau a grupurilor de pe...

This paper present the applications of philosophy in the business field, represented by companies or other organizations, whit interest in philosophical practice. The new practice, the Philosophical counseling, support the companies in defining "the philosophy of company" or making the ethics rules, and to offer some philosophical tools for all lev...

The paper aims to discuss how to improve the skills of a manager for the benefit of an organization and for society through its responsibility towards their members. The role of philosophical practice in the business environment, especially economic organizations that may be interested in improving performance leadership teams, where they can also...

Abstract: From the founding of the first offices of philosophical practice in Europe, there has been a controversy regarding which persons could carry out such activities and what would be the necessary qualification needed in this new applied field of philosophy. This article presents these divergences, through two distinct standpoints, that of ph...

This paper presents the necessity of implementing meditative practice as a necessary tool in philosophical counseling. It starts from the fact that it is one of the tools used by philosophy in antiquity. It was subsequently forgotten by philosophers oriented towards the academy, but also because meditation was taken over by theology, and later by p...

Philosophical ideas about life.

Interdisciplinary orientations of the philosophical counseling-Role in difining identity, personal development and spirituality. The paper is based on the more recent philosophers' orientation to practice philosophy for people in the form of specialized practices, tending to become a new occupation, the philosophical counseling. We present some asp...

Philosophical counseling and bioethics, interdisciplinary connections. The article has an interdisciplinary approach, starting from the philosophical practice manifested more recently by philosophical counseling and its applications in medical field. The paper presents the elements of interdisciplinary links between philosophical counseling and som...

The article aims to present four ways of action in life situations using the new theory, called: "The action of 4C", with a focus on practical philosophy, through a new occupation, that of a philosophical counselor, which intends to be recognized also in Romania. Three other ways of acting can play an important role in clarifying or solving specifi...

This paper is wrote in the direction of identifying premises that led to the emergence of the first contemporary philosophical practices, given that in Romania there have been serie of oprelists for philosophy and his practice. Starting from the own conditions in which Romanian philosophers wrote and activated in the last century, we analyze some c...

The paper intends to start from a common element, derived from the interdisciplinary link between philosophical practice and didactic practice, to analyze the concept of critical thinking, considered an important element of educational communication and which can become a useful and effective tool in philosophical counseling. We will study some asp...

Dacă filosofia teoretică, manifestată preponderent la nivelul universitar sau academic, era destinată doar specialiștilor sau oamenilor dedicati filosofiei, de această dată filosofia pusă în practică se îndreaptă către alte arii de aplicare, către omul simplu și către viata de zi cu zi a acestuia. Este momentul să dovedească fiecare parte că este p...

The traditional goal of a company is to earn profit to pay its shareholders, but, nowadays, for the business to be sustainable in the long term, a strategy of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities is needed to meet stakeholder demands, respect ethical principles and give an appropriate answer to organizational stakeholders. The objective...