01791nam a22002417a 4500 20211123155214.0 211123b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0393051579 AL eng 23 179.9 PHIS Christopher Phillips 10786 Six Questions of Socrates New York W W Norton & Company 2004 320 p. HB 21x14 cm. 23.95 $ 23.95 How people around the world grapple with the great questions posed by Socrates. 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 Ethical Norms 10787 Virtue 10788 Moderation 10789 PHILLIPS (Christopher) 10790 ddc GF 220742 220742 0 0 ddc 0 0 OTH AL AL 2013-03-24 0 179.9 PHIS GF03597 2021-11-23 00:00:00 2021-11-23 GF