A World Without Fences: How Socrates Cafe Connects Us
Christopher Phillips |
TEDxLancasterU
• February 2021
In this talk, Dr Christopher Phillips explores how Socratic dialogue can be used as a tool to bridge divide and have meaningful discussion, and how it has been used to powerful effect in the international Socrates Cafe movement.
More about Dr Phillips:
Christopher Phillips, PhD, is the co-founder and executive director of the global Socrates Cafe and Democracy Cafe movements. Christopher is also the author of international bestsellers ‘Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy,' 'Six Questions of Socrates: A Modern-Day Journey of Discovery through World Philosophy,' the critically acclaimed 'Constitution Cafe: Jefferson's Brew for a True Revolution,' and most recently, 'A Child at Heart: Unlocking Our Creativity, Curiosity and Reason at Every Age and Stage of Life.' His latest work, 'Soul of Goodness,' will be published in 2021. He has also authored a series of philosophical children's books including 'Day of Why,' and 'The Philosophers' Club.' He has been Network Ethics Fellow at Harvard University, the first-ever Senior Education Fellow at the National Constitution Center, and Senior Research and Writing Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2012, Christopher received the Distinguished American Leadership Award.