Christopher Phillips is a man on a mission: to revive the love of questions that Socrates inspired long ago in ancient Athens. "Like a Johnny Appleseed with a master's degree, Phillips has gallivanted back and forth across America, to cafés and coffee shops, senior centers, assisted-living complexes, prisons, libraries, day-care centers, elementary and high schools, and churches, forming lasting communities of inquiry" (Utne Reader). Phillips not only presents the fundamentals of philosophical thought in this "charming, Philosophy for Dummies-type guide" (USA Today); he also recalls what led him to start his itinerant program and re-creates some of the most invigorating sessions, which come to reveal sometimes surprising, often profound reflections on the meaning of love, friendship, work, growing old, and others among Life's Big Questions.

"How to Start Your Own Socrates Café" guide included.

Author: Christopher Phillips
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 04/17/2002
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.46w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9780393322989

About the Author
Phillips, Christopher: - Christopher Phillips is an educator, author, and pro-democracy activist.