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Christopher Phillips has devoted his life to carrying the torch of Socrates and his quest to Know Thyself. Yet upon the death of his beloved father and mentor, the originator of the burgeoning global Socrates Caf� movement had little choice but to confront the inescapable truth: that there are some things we cannot know for sure. This moving, insightful and ultimately hopeful and helpful blend of memoir and philosophical exploration begins in Phillips' native stomping grounds of the island of Nisyros, Greece and unfurls through space and time as the author explores the connections between his immediate circumstances and the eternal wisdom of popular philosophers. In this personal and probing book, the acclaimed 'philosopher for the people' shares lessons gleaned from his intimate and often unexpected encounters with uncommonly perceptive human beings both living and long deceased. Along the way, he charts a pathway for sculpting what Shakespeare describes as a soul of goodness, which meshes with Plato's paradigm-shattering conception of the healthiness of soul. For those struggling to overcome the hopelessness that can result from grievous loss, setback, or betrayal, the author spotlights how to cultivate a 'Socratic spirit' that leads to renewed love, forbearance, and hope at the other end of the tunnel.

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Christopher Phillips is an American author, educator, consultant, lecturer, and pro-democracy advocate. He is best known for his 2001 book Socrates Cafe. Public Radio International called Phillips the Johnny Appleseed of Philosophy. He has authored seven books in total. Phillips was named network fellow at Harvard University's Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, was 2012 recipient of the Distinguished American Leadership Award, and founded the nonprofit Democracy Cafe-its flagship Socrates Cafe and Democracy Cafe initiatives are global phenomena-dedicated to making ours a more connected, understanding and participatory world in which 'civility' is an outcome rather than a prerequisite. He is co-founder of the entrepreneurial endeavor Socrates Group, the first senior education fellow at the National Constitution Center, and was a senior writing and research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also an investment advisor representative for Martin Capital Advisors, LLP. Christopher Douyard took the backroads to audiobook narration, though he is no stranger to performing. Christopher has nourished a passion for books and storytelling since his youth, when he would devour Tolkien and volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica with equal abandon. Christopher records in his studio, nestled amongst the oak trees in a quiet, central Connecticut town.

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