Socrates Cafe A Fresh Taste of Philosophy

Release on 2010-10-18 | by Christopher Phillips

Author: Christopher Phillips
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393078825
Category: Philosophy
Page: 256
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Socrates Cafe A Fresh Taste of Philosophy

"A bracing, rollicking read about the spark that ignites when people start asking meaningful questions." —O Magazine 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.

Language: en
Pages: 256

Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy

Authors: Christopher Phillips

Categories: Philosophy

Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-10-18 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Language: en
Pages: 30

Ceci Ann's Day of Why

Authors: Christopher Phillips

Categories: Juvenile Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-05-30 - Publisher: Tricycle Press

Christopher Philips-known for promoting the art of Socratic inquiry to adults and older children around the world-now turns his attention to the very young. Ceci Ann approaches her day with an open and questioning mind. Why? Why not! This winsome model for thoughtful conversations will encourage young readers toward critical

Language: en
Pages: 44

The Philosophers' Club

Authors: Christopher Phillips

Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher:

Collects leading questions that invite introspection and discussion on a variety of topics.

Language: en
Pages: 279

Philosophy a School of Freedom

Authors: Moufida Goucha

Categories: Philosophy

Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: UNESCO

Originally published in French as "La Philosophie, une Ecole de la Liberte. Enseignement de la philosophie et apprentissage du philosopher : Etat des lieux et regards pour l'avenir." - This study is dedicated to all those who engaged themselves, with vigour and conviction, in the defence of the teaching of