What links it all into a coherent and compelling account are the questions that fill the text. Socrates cafe christopher phillips is a man on a mission. Sometimes the best insights came from the construction worker or truck driver. The apology is platos recollection and interpretation of the trial of socrates 399 bc. Analysis of the apology carnegie mellon university. Like a johnny appleseed with a masters degree, phillips has gallivanted back and forth across america, to caf s and coffee shops, senior centers, assistedliving complexes, prisons, libraries, daycare centers, elementary and high schools, and. The story of his singular dream and how he has sought to realize it is the subject of his new book socrates cafe. Death is not an evil, so it cannot destroy the soul.
Phillips travels the country starting philosophical discussion groups in cafs, schools. It unraveled some paradoxes, brought clarity and sharpened my thinking processes. Socrates argues that the soul cannot be destroyed by its particular evil, as other things are, since death does not make one more unjust. O magazine christopher phillips is a man on a mission. How ought we respond to the global conversation regarding free speech. Discuss author, christopher phillips his popular philisophical book and program, socrates cafe. Scaffolding critical thinking via socratic questioning and dialogues. The mood, tone and topic of discussion for each cafe vary greatly, depending on the participants. The book comprises the narration of christopher phillipss experience with establishing the socrates cafe. Socrates few men can sustain the life of pure reason for more than very brief periods.
In this dialogue socrates explains who he is and what kind of life he led. Cephalus says old age brings peace from appetites and passions and is not much harder to bear than. The main limitation to the study is that it is contextual and nongeneralizable to a. Lewes, bethany beach, and rehoboth beach house chapters of the worldwide meeting structure, designed around the socratic method and framed around christopher phillips book socrates.
Socrates cafe are gatherings around the world where people from different backgrounds get. Socrates cafe are gatherings around the world where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange philosophical perspectives based on their experiences, using the version of the socratic method developed by founder christopher phillips. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. This is the listing of past topics discussed at the cleveland heightssouth euclidtremontohio city socrates cafe. The ability to think, in socrates s view, is our unique human capacity. A fresh taste of philosophy and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Socrates agrees how the adventure got started it all startedthe greatest adventure of my careeron the occasion of an elegant cocktail soiree, attended by members of the liberal left after publication of bob woodwards the choice in part, woodwards book was a treatment of the budget deliberations that had raged through the latter part of the clinton first term, and it. Pdf a typology for an online socrates cafe researchgate. I attended his cafe with socrates in montclair, nj for over a year. All you need to do is click the following link, fill out the form, and await a response. Socrates says a just lifes chief reward comes in the after life.
In socrates cafe, phillips is calling for the creation of small socratic communities in which a version of the socratic method can be practiced. Typically, the topic is decided by group vote, and anyone can suggest an idea. He shares stories from socrates cafe s he has facilitated and gives a taste to the reader of what participation at a socrates cafe asks of you and promises. They join thrasymachus and polemarchus father, cephalus. Persons attending gatherings engage in a common quest for a better understanding of human nature, and. Callard begins by writing that public philosophy includes, but extends beyond, the pop philosophy found in books such as logicomix, sophies world or the matrix and philosophy. Socrates, the founding godfather of western philosophy, whose probing dialogues gained immortality through the writings of plato, is the inspiration behind phillips 6yearold socrates cafe, an. Response times will vary, but if you dont hear from us. The book has inspired me to try and start a socrates cafe near the universities in uptown new. In a society where critical thinking is scarce, this is an important book.
Unless we change our minds, seldom will we have a posted discussion topic for each meeting. A fresh taste of philosophy ebook written by christopher phillips. Book summary the major intent of the debate in the republic is to determine an extended definition of what constitutes justice in a given state, whether or not a concept of justice may be determined by citizens in a given state at the time that plato is writing, and how justice may be accomplished in a given state how laws might be enacted that would serve the citizens of a just state in. In an entertaining blend of memoir and philosophical reflection, a former journalist describes his adventures bringing philosophy to the masses through his socrates caf. Socrates and glaucon are invited to polemarchus house by polemarchus and adeimantus. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The dialogue begins with what is apparently a friendly and innocuous conversation between socrates and cephalus, in which socrates asks cephalus what he has learned from having lived a long life during which cephalus has managed to acquire a. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read socrates cafe. A fresh taste of philosophy by christopher phillips. Meet other local people who are interested in socrates cafe, a philosophical community. A bracing, rollicking read about the spark that ignites when people start asking meaningful questions. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. A book written about socrates cafe by christopher phillips.
As a group we will decide on the topic and proceed. In the course of the numerous socrates cafes highlighted in this book, phillips persistently reminds us that we ought to ask questions simply. The book tells the story of his socrates cafe philosophical meetings, discussion groups he founded for people to examine each others viewpoints using the socratic method of inquiry. The groups model their discussions from the book of the same name by christopher phillips and a guide he also developed. Socrates asks cephalus if age is as much a hardship as people say. A fresh taste of philosophy phillips, christopher on. Socrates cafe, is a book written by christopher phillips, cofounder of the society for philosophical inquiry. Among the views for which socrates is most famous is that the unexamined life is not worth living. Glaucon asks if socrates believes the soul lives on after the body. Book summary the major intent of the debate in the republic is to determine an extended definition of what constitutes justice in a given state, whether or not a concept of justice may be determined by citizens in a given state at the time that plato is writing, and how justice may be accomplished in a given state how laws might be enacted that would serve the citizens of a just state in courts of law. The philosophy of socrates cafes author chistopher phillips travels the world to lead discussion groups he calls socrates cafes, engaging groups of people in the manner of the ancient greek. They happen anywhere people want to do philosophy, anywhere people want to do more than regurgitate the books theyve read.
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