
Six Questions of Socrates
A Modern-Day Journey of Discovery through World Philosophy
Christopher Phillips(Author)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 10. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-393-32679-6 (ISBN)
Description
What is virtue? What is moderation? What is justice? What is courage? What is good? What is piety? Socrates thought that understanding the perspectives of others on these six great questions would help him become a more excellent human being. Following in Socrates's footsteps, Christopher Phillips-"Johnny Appleseed with a master's degree" (Utne Reader)-investigates these same questions, beginning in the marketplace of modern-day Athens. He goes on to investigate the timely responses and outlooks of people from different cultures and backgrounds around the world: from Greece and Spain to Japan and Korea, Mexico City, and Chiapas, where the region's indigenous people struggle for fundamental human rights. Phillips also traveled throughout the United States, holding dialogues in diverse communities from New York City to the Navajo Nation. Introducing us to less familiar thinkers in non-Western traditions who were kindred spirits of Socrates, Phillips enlarges our perspectives on life's fundamental questions, creating an innovative world survey of philosophy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
297 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-32679-6 (9780393326796)
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Christopher Phillips
Six Questions of Socrates
A Modern-Day Journey of Discovery Through World Philosophy
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01/2011
W. W. Norton & Company
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Person
Christopher Phillips is an educator, author, and pro-democracy activist.