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Six Questions of Socrates: A Modern-Day Journey of Discovery Through World Philosophy [Hardcover]

Christopher Phillips

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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.; 1 edition (13 Feb 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0393051579
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393051575
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 15 x 2.8 cm
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,290,906 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Those new to philosophical thinking will find it an admirable introduction." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Socrates thought that understanding the perspectives of others on six great questions about virtue, moderation, justice, courage, goodness and piety would help him become a more excellent human being. Following in Socrates' footsteps, Christopher Phillips looks at these questions. Beginning in Athens, he investigates the responses and outlooks of people around the world. Enlarging our perspective on life's fundamental questions, he creates an innovative survey of philosophy.

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Socratic dialogue in the agora (a manual) 6 Aug 2004
By Marie Sooklaris - Published on Amazon.com
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Dear writer of "False Depiction" (below): I appreciate your pointing out the shortcomings of this book however I believe it was not the author's goal to educate the reader about Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle so much as to bring the Socratic method of inquiry to the daily world of working people and youngsters, in cafes and K-12 rather than just the hallowed halls of academia. The goal here is not to be more educated about the specific philosophers; rather the goal is to inspire everyday people to participate in philosophical inquiry and self-examination of issues of life, in the mode of Socrates. So even if Mr. Phillips made such a factual error as you point out, it does not detract from the book's value or purpose, to inspire people to participate in this simple Socratic dialogue, bringing together earnest people from diverse perspectives which enrich the conversation and edify the participants. Buy this book if you want to learn to or realize how easy it is to create these Socratic dialogues in the marketplaces of your life.
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An Incredibly Good Book 16 Sep 2004
By Monica Aldomovar - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I just earned my PhD in philosophy, and after reading this, I wished I'd spent my time doing what Mr. Phillips is doing. His scholarship is impeccable, I can attest to that. His knowledge of ancient Athens, and his ability to make connections between seemingly disparate areas of knowledge, leaves me amazed and humbled. Phillips is doing philosophy, in both a practical and scholarly sense. He makes me realize that you cannot really do great scholarly work without actively engaging in philosophical inquiry, as he does, with people of all walks of life all over the planet. I can see from some of the other comments here that some react hostilely to Mr. Phillips, and I admire him for taking on these people, who remind of the types of ignorant souls who have stood in the way of all redemptive and forward-looking work in virtually every human endeavor. "Senor Phillips, ojala un dia tenga la oportunidad conocorlo. Muchisimas gracias por su trabajo especial."
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Excellence Is As Excellence Does 3 Feb 2004
By "thinkerdoer" - Published on Amazon.com
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This book is a blessing. I read it in one sitting and now I'm ready to dive into it again. In revitalizing a type of philosophical inquiry that has not existed for centuries, the author's approach may be unfamiliar to those brought up on academic philosophy, and it may even be threatening to those who think of philosophy as the jargon-filled inquiry into the microscopic and meaningless and who because of intellectual arrogance would never dream of inquiring with anyone in an egalitarian way. Phillips and his fellow Socratic inquirers across the world -- from seniors in the Navajo nation, to schoolchildren in Japan, to Buddhists and pro-democracy activists in Korea, to diverse people of many walks of life in Manhattan -- interrogate from an array of perspectives those timeless questions that can set us further along a path to excellence, as individuals and as a society (the author would argue that the two go hand in hand). What I enjoyed as much as the scintillating dialogues was Phillips' introduction of philosophical thinkers from non-Western traditions with whom most are likely not familiar -- thinkers who, like Socrates, put it all on the line, questioning and challenged the received wisdom of the day, for the greater good of humanity. This book isn't just a great exercise in self-enlightenment, but must-reading for anyone who believes that a thriving and open society requires deliberative gatherings of the type he models in this book. What this book does is teach us how better to become our own best teachers and our own best thinkers -- with the ultimate goal of becoming more empathatic and humane.

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