Litteratur: Six Questions of Socrates
For nogle dage siden bemærkede jeg at der nede i bunden af opgangen var blevet lagt en lille stak bøger og cd'er. Det fæstnede jeg mig ikke nærmere ved, men efter nogle dage var kun halvdelen tilbage - så det var åbenbart frit for at tage hvad man ville have: En slags gratis loppemarked, eller videregivelse af ting som en ukendt nabo ikke har haft brug for mere. Af de tilbageværende effekter tog jeg en spændende bog med titlen 'Six Questions of Socrates' af Christopher Phillips. Dejligt at dele bøger på den måde, men lidt svært for mig at gengælde, da jeg jo er lidt af en gemmer. Jeg må hellere købe en bog jeg ikke har lyst til at beholde og så dele den tilbage til opgangen :)

Six Questions of Socrates: A Modern-Day Journey of Discovery Through World Philosophy
by Crissy Task (Published by W. W. Norton and Company 2005)

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' footsteps, Christopher Phillips 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.