Pharos Dane Filozofije
2023 - 2024 - 2025
Stari Grad Philosophy Days
contributions and videos
foto: vilma matulic
photos b&w - Bojan Brecelj, c - Stan Coenders
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Respectful Coherence is developed to offer a wider perspective, a wider frame and more focus for participants in discussions.
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Respectful Coherence proves that Dialogue is based on overall perception, more than relying on verbalizing or visualizing.
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Respectful Coherence includes Philosophical Dialogue with emphasis on Phenomenology; Visual Dialogue with emphasis on awareness; Silent Dialogue through The Art of Touch in craniosacral work and Silent Dialogue through systemic constellation work based on phenomenology. The connection between the four disciplines is that they all use a specific Dialogue, that they reluctantly accept each other, and that phenomenology plays an under appreciated role in all of them. Thus, discussion via spoken language is often missing out on important input.
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Respectful Coherence makes this missing input visible and thus allows a larger place for empathic dialogue in a discourse
About:
"Respectful Coherence is a logic follow up from my work in rural revitalization through art events (MeetingInZdonov O.S. and WaddenArt foundation), the organization of Philosophy Days / Pharos Symposium (2023, '24 and '25) and from my work as a craniosacral practitioner and systemic family constellator in many different cultural settings with sessions, lectures and workshops.. Within all these functions and organizational meetings I noticed that so many talks were ending with a consensus that lacked essential parts of the initial discussion.
The aim with Respectful Coherence is to bring four modalities of dialogue - philosophical, visual, two forms of silent dialogue - together as an immersive experience, to explore lesser known drives that we use to communicate and opiniate, to achieve a wider perspective and a more inclusive focus.
A first presentation took place on 23 October in gallery Arka in Sarajevo as part of Sarajevo Cultural Olympiade on the invitation of Ibrahim Spahić who also joined the Pharos Symposium in Stari Grad in May 2025. During this presentation it appeared as a natural choice that Sarajevo would be the best possible place to develop Respectful Coherence.
Respectful Coherence appears clearly to fill a void and is received with enthusiasm especially among younger generations.
Please contact me if you are interested. stancoenders@gmail.com
Stan Coenders
October 2025
Respectful Coherence will have its own media platform soon. Untill then this page will serve as the place where the developments of Respectful Coherence can be followed.
Developments:
23 October 2026: presentation in Arka Gallery
24 October: presentation in Tito's bunker in Konjić
24 November: Meetings with Juliet Walker (artist, Sarajevo). "There are so many people in Bosnia and Herzegovina who find no place in the established three identities. I would like to include them."
24 November and ongoing: meetings with Edina Redzić to develop a practical format for Respectful Coherence that enables to have regular meetings.
Under preparation:
Introduction meetings. And a larger meeting for 20 to 30 participants and audience in January 2026; and participation in Sarajevo Dialogue - Sarajevo Winterfest 2026
