Six Questions of Socrates: A Modern-Day Journey of Discovery Through World Philosophy

图书标准信息

• 作者 Christopher Phillips 著
• 出版社 W.W. Norton & Co.
• 出版时间 2005-05
• 版次 2
• ISBN 9780393326796
• 定价 192.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Whatisvirtue?Whatismoderation?Whatisjustice?Whatiscourage?Whatisgood?Whatispiety?Socratesthoughtthatunderstandingtheperspectivesofothersonthesesixgreatquestionswouldhelphimbecomeamoreexcellenthumanbeing.FollowinginSocrates'sfootsteps,ChristopherPhillips—"JohnnyAppleseedwithamaster'sdegree"(UtneReader)—investigatesthesesamequestions,beginninginthemarketplaceofmodern-dayAthens.Hegoesontoinvestigatethetimelyresponsesandoutlooksofpeoplefromdifferentculturesandbackgroundsaroundtheworld:fromGreeceandSpaintoJapanandKorea,MexicoCity,andChiapas,wheretheregion'sindigenouspeoplestruggleforfundamentalhumanrights.PhillipsalsotraveledthroughouttheUnitedStates,holdingdialoguesindiversecommunitiesfromNewYorkCitytotheNavajoNation.Introducingustolessfamiliarthinkersinnon-WesterntraditionswhowerekindredspiritsofSocrates,Phillipsenlargesourperspectivesonlife'sfundamentalquestions,creatinganinnovativeworldsurveyofphilosophy.

【作者简介】

ChristopherPhillipsChristopherPhillipsistheauthorofSocratesCafé,SixQuestionsofSocrates,SocratesinLove,andConstitutionCafé.HeteachesatNewYorkUniversityandlivesinWilliamsburg,Virginia.