Christopher Phillips, PhD
@christopherwonders.bsky.social
Author @ ChristopherPhillips.com Founder of SocratesCafe.com, Cafe for Shakespeare etc, author 'Socrates Cafe' ' Constitution Cafe' 'Soul of Goodness' etc
Did you know that there are tens of millions of stray dogs and cats all over the world? If Nayla the Philosofido has her way, they'll all be placed in loving homes. Indeed, Nayla is determined to see to it that all 'Creaturekind' has equal rights. www.amazon.com/Nayla-Philos...
Nayla the PhilosoFido : And the Mission for All Creaturekind (PhilosoAnimals)
Nayla the PhilosoFido : And the Mission for All Creaturekind (PhilosoAnimals) - Kindle edition by Phillips, Christopher, Pridayarshani, Arabage. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Nayla the PhilosoFido : And the Mission for All Creaturekind (PhilosoAnimals).
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January 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Did you know that there are tens of millions of stray dogs and cats all over the world? If Nayla the Philosofido has her way, they'll all be placed in loving homes. Indeed, Nayla is determined to see to it that all 'Creaturekind' has equal rights. www.amazon.com/Nayla-Philos...
Jeff Sachs, President of UN's Sustainable Development Solutions Network, embraces Christopher Phillips's proposal to create a United Nations Seat for the Stateless & proposes a collaboration with Phillips to realize this vision.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Jeff Sachs, President of UN's Sustainable Development Solutions Network, embraces Christopher Phillips's proposal to create a United Nations Seat for the Stateless & proposes a collaboration with Phillips to realize this vision.
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open.substack.com/pub/christop... My latest Substack rumination on the #Socratic Method, key influences, and why and how I have gone my own way ultimately, 'Socratizing' via 'the #Socrates Cafe Method'.
Gregory Vlastos and the Search for Moral Truth
Even though he was not a central influence of mine, when it comes to what I have come to call ‘Socratizing’ — the process and ethos, entwined, of my singular version of the Socratic Method (‘the Socra...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
open.substack.com/pub/christop... My latest Substack rumination on the #Socratic Method, key influences, and why and how I have gone my own way ultimately, 'Socratizing' via 'the #Socrates Cafe Method'.
Be sure to check out my exchange with Jeffrey Sachs on our Socrates Cafe Youtube channel. Dr. Sachs is President of the Unite Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network and has served as Special Advisor to three United Nations Secretaries-General. Listen in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjkx...
Jeff Sachs's intrepid efforts to upgrade the UN Charter so it represents 'we the people' worldwide
YouTube video by Christopher Phillips
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December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Be sure to check out my exchange with Jeffrey Sachs on our Socrates Cafe Youtube channel. Dr. Sachs is President of the Unite Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network and has served as Special Advisor to three United Nations Secretaries-General. Listen in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjkx...
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Hope you'll listen in to my exchange with our DemocracyCafe.org advisory board member, Dr. Robert P. George, who recently co-authored a book with his dear friend and political-ideological opposite Dr. Cornel West.
Hope you'll listen in to my exchange with our DemocracyCafe.org advisory board member, Dr. Robert P. George, who recently co-authored a book with his dear friend and political-ideological opposite Dr. Cornel West.
The foundation of our deep brotherhood is a shared commitment to the proposition that truth matters"
YouTube video by Christopher Phillips
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September 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Hope you'll listen in to my exchange with our DemocracyCafe.org advisory board member, Dr. Robert P. George, who recently co-authored a book with his dear friend and political-ideological opposite Dr. Cornel West.
Hope you'll listen in to my exchange with our DemocracyCafe.org advisory board member, Dr. Robert P. George, who recently co-authored a book with his dear friend and political-ideological opposite Dr. Cornel West.
Little could I have possibly foreseen, when I recorded this moving exchange with esteemed public intellectual and friend Cornel West on September 9th, just how timely and prescient it would prove to be. Hope you'll listen in with all you have. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MNw...
"''Perhaps' is the most precious word in the English language" -A soulful exchange with Cornel West
YouTube video by Christopher Phillips
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September 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Little could I have possibly foreseen, when I recorded this moving exchange with esteemed public intellectual and friend Cornel West on September 9th, just how timely and prescient it would prove to be. Hope you'll listen in with all you have. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MNw...
'Why I Started Socrates Cafe.' My latest Substack offering. Hope you'll check out the story behind the story of Socrates Cafe, now a global grassroots movement after humble origins and modest expectations.
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WHY I STARTED SOCRATES CAFE
A bit of the story behind the story of the 'Fresh Taste of Philosophy' I introduced to the U.S. and then the world starting 29 years ago
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September 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
'Why I Started Socrates Cafe.' My latest Substack offering. Hope you'll check out the story behind the story of Socrates Cafe, now a global grassroots movement after humble origins and modest expectations.
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I keep getting invites to play bit roles at 'prestigious' democracy & peace forums featuring establishment players pontificating from stages in auditoriums to us mere mortals seated below. They'd be immeasurably enriched if they also had inclusive egalitarian exchanges -- the DemocracyCafe.org way!
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August 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I keep getting invites to play bit roles at 'prestigious' democracy & peace forums featuring establishment players pontificating from stages in auditoriums to us mere mortals seated below. They'd be immeasurably enriched if they also had inclusive egalitarian exchanges -- the DemocracyCafe.org way!
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Hope you'll check out my latest Substack post, on naming traditions and sacred process of naming
Hope you'll check out my latest Substack post, on naming traditions and sacred process of naming
Naming as a kind of initial baptism
What's in a name, Part 5
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August 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Hope you'll check out my latest Substack post, on naming traditions and sacred process of naming
Hope you'll check out my latest Substack post, on naming traditions and sacred process of naming
Be sure to check out my latest Substack post, 'Names, Namelessness, & Anonymity' - from my continued exploration of 'What's in a name?' posed in an outpouring by Shakespeare's Juliet - oh, and please subscribe :)
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Names, Namelessness, Anonymity
What's In a Name? Part 4
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July 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Be sure to check out my latest Substack post, 'Names, Namelessness, & Anonymity' - from my continued exploration of 'What's in a name?' posed in an outpouring by Shakespeare's Juliet - oh, and please subscribe :)
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An Associated Press article today notes that "Trump won the White House on the promise of keeping America out of costly foreign conflicts and scoffed at the value of American interventionism."
June 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
An Associated Press article today notes that "Trump won the White House on the promise of keeping America out of costly foreign conflicts and scoffed at the value of American interventionism."
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Check out my latest Substack offering on the genesis of my latest dialogue project, Shakespeare Cafe, and let me know your thoughts.
This is for my Dad, who was not afforded by those malevolent users with him at the end to say his goodbyes.
Check out my latest Substack offering on the genesis of my latest dialogue project, Shakespeare Cafe, and let me know your thoughts.
This is for my Dad, who was not afforded by those malevolent users with him at the end to say his goodbyes.
Who's There?
Stand, and Unfold Yourself at Shakespeare Cafe
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June 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Check out my latest Substack offering on the genesis of my latest dialogue project, Shakespeare Cafe, and let me know your thoughts.
This is for my Dad, who was not afforded by those malevolent users with him at the end to say his goodbyes.
Check out my latest Substack offering on the genesis of my latest dialogue project, Shakespeare Cafe, and let me know your thoughts.
This is for my Dad, who was not afforded by those malevolent users with him at the end to say his goodbyes.
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My latest #substack post. A meditation springing from #Shakespeare's #RomeoAndJuliet and her soliloquy, 'What's in a name?' Many thanks to those who have subscribed. I appreciate it tremendously.
My latest #substack post. A meditation springing from #Shakespeare's #RomeoAndJuliet and her soliloquy, 'What's in a name?' Many thanks to those who have subscribed. I appreciate it tremendously.
'Tis but thy name that is my enemy
What's In a Name? Part 3
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May 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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My latest #substack post. A meditation springing from #Shakespeare's #RomeoAndJuliet and her soliloquy, 'What's in a name?' Many thanks to those who have subscribed. I appreciate it tremendously.
My latest #substack post. A meditation springing from #Shakespeare's #RomeoAndJuliet and her soliloquy, 'What's in a name?' Many thanks to those who have subscribed. I appreciate it tremendously.
Happy Easter, everyone. Here's my latest Substack post -- part 2 of my 'What's in a name?' meditation that springs from my Cafe Shakespeare project. open.substack.com/pub/christop...
Names Matter
What's In a Name? - Part 2
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April 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Happy Easter, everyone. Here's my latest Substack post -- part 2 of my 'What's in a name?' meditation that springs from my Cafe Shakespeare project. open.substack.com/pub/christop...
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My latest Substack offering, in case of interest. A meditation that springs from a Cafe Shakespeare/Shakespeare Cafe exploration of 'What's in a name?'
My latest Substack offering, in case of interest. A meditation that springs from a Cafe Shakespeare/Shakespeare Cafe exploration of 'What's in a name?'
How I came to have pride in my name
(Part 1 of What's in a name?'
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March 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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My latest Substack offering, in case of interest. A meditation that springs from a Cafe Shakespeare/Shakespeare Cafe exploration of 'What's in a name?'
My latest Substack offering, in case of interest. A meditation that springs from a Cafe Shakespeare/Shakespeare Cafe exploration of 'What's in a name?'
This is as good a moment as any to read (or dust off and re-read) Eric Hoffer's "The True Believer", as well as Elias Canetti's "Auto da Fé," and Hermann Broch's "The Sleepwalkers."
February 9, 2025 at 4:57 AM
This is as good a moment as any to read (or dust off and re-read) Eric Hoffer's "The True Believer", as well as Elias Canetti's "Auto da Fé," and Hermann Broch's "The Sleepwalkers."
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Folks, I am pleased to announce the release of my second book for Wisdom University (formerly Thinknetic). This book looks at 5 modern philosopher titans, to see what they can teach us today. Please pick up a copy, and, if you find value in it, reviews are very helpful and appreciated as well.
5 Masters Of Critical Thinking You Should Know: Elevate Your Thinking With Lessons From Modern Critical Thinkers And Navigate Life's Complexities With Clarity, Confidence, And Purpose
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January 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Folks, I am pleased to announce the release of my second book for Wisdom University (formerly Thinknetic). This book looks at 5 modern philosopher titans, to see what they can teach us today. Please pick up a copy, and, if you find value in it, reviews are very helpful and appreciated as well.
Anyone make any New Year's resolutions that you care to share? Mine include: be a better person, hubby, dad, have more self-honesty & insight, be more calm & understanding (especially when under stress), to be a more disciplined writer, kick ass with our nonprofit, which can do more good than ever
January 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Anyone make any New Year's resolutions that you care to share? Mine include: be a better person, hubby, dad, have more self-honesty & insight, be more calm & understanding (especially when under stress), to be a more disciplined writer, kick ass with our nonprofit, which can do more good than ever
Very excited by the Arabic -language publication today of my book 'Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy' by the wonderful award-winning publisher Tashkeell.
December 12, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Very excited by the Arabic -language publication today of my book 'Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy' by the wonderful award-winning publisher Tashkeell.
Hello to all of my many BlueSky followers! Okay, three followers. Okay, really two, since the Socrates Cafe follower is basically me.
December 12, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Hello to all of my many BlueSky followers! Okay, three followers. Okay, really two, since the Socrates Cafe follower is basically me.
Check out my latest addition (and all previous ones :) to my ever-growing online anthology-reader of our great modern Socratic Movers and Shakers - this one feature the animal liberation philosopher/author/scholar/activist Peter Singer.
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Ethics, Animals and Intensive Farming
By Peter Singer
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December 4, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Check out my latest addition (and all previous ones :) to my ever-growing online anthology-reader of our great modern Socratic Movers and Shakers - this one feature the animal liberation philosopher/author/scholar/activist Peter Singer.
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