Socrates in Love Philosophy for a Passionate Heart

Name: Socrates in Love Philosophy for a Passionate Heart
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ISBN: 9780393330670

ISBN-10: 0393330672

ISBN-13: 9780393330670

Edition: 2008

Authors: Christopher Phillips

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"[Phillips takes] philosophy out of the ivory tower and into the street."Los Angeles Times Christopher Phillips goes to the heart of philosophy and Socratic discourse to discover what we're all looking for: the kind of love that makes life worthwhile. That is, love not defined only as eros, or erotic love, but in all its classical varieties. Love of neighbor, love of country, love of God, love of life, and love of wisdom. Phillips's explorations take us from New Orleans at Mardi Gras and the gambling dens of Las Vegas to the last evangelical revival presided over by Billy Graham. He talks with moms and dads about "parent love," with inmates of a maximum-security prison about "unconditional…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/17/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

Christopher Phillips is an educator, a freelance writer, and the founder of the non-profit Society for Philosophical Inquiry.