'Soul of Goodness' is now published in Dutch! It is wonderful that my book is still finding new audiences. I've been very touched by the messages I've received from readers who share that the book has helped them overcome grievous loss, setback, reversal and to channel witsand.be/product/een-...

Thanks to my publisher W.W. Norton & to Bookbub, my 'Socrates Cafe', on the 25th anniversary since its initial release, is # 1 in several Amazon categories #1 in Individual Philosophers (Books) #1 in Individual Philosophers (Kindle Store) #1 in Personal Transformation www.amazon.com/Socrates-Caf...

This coming week is shaping up to be unforgettably meaningful. It culminates at St. Mark's School in MA, where I'm honored to be a keynote for their vaunted Gray Colloquium, along with distinguished playwright Peter Coy and acclaimed vocalist Grace Darko. I'll also subsequently hold a Socrates Cafe.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of my international bestseller 'Socrates Cafe' and the 15th anniversary since publication of my critically acclaimed 'Constitution Cafe' until April 15th you can get digital copies most everywhere they are sold for just $2.99 & $1.99 respectively

christopherphillipsphd.substack.com/p/cri-de-cur... 'Cri de coeur,' my latest Substack post, this one autobiographical

I am so looking forward to being keynote at Polk State College's Humanities Speakers Series a couple short weeks from now and sharing my 30 years' worth of experiences in my Socrates Cafe sojourns when it comes to asking more artful questions and as a result giving birth to far more fruitful answers

Wow, the incredible team at the Thrive Youth Center in San Antonio is really on the ball, releasing two more stunning flyers well ahead of our upcoming 'Disco & Discourse' event. It is a profound privilege to share the marquee with the legendary Dr. Cornel West and Martha Wash for such a vital cause

I have had such beautiful Philosophers' Club dialogues, after returning to Mexico to fulfill commitments I'd had to postpone after the outbreak of cartel violence. Be sure to go to our Socrates Cafe channel on Youtube and listen in to some snippets: www.youtube.com/@SocratesCaf... '

So looking forward to presiding over a Spirit of '76 Cafe at the National Constitution Center on June 4, 2026, one month before our 250-year celebration of the Declaration. I was honored to be named first-ever Senior Education Fellow @ NCC in 2014 constitutioncenter.org/.../news/chr...

My inaugural Socrates AI Cafe open.substack.com/pub/christop...

It was such an honor to preside over a number of interactive inquiries with American University's Civic Life Fellows, pictured with me here. To immediate left (bottom center)is Jon Alger, President of American U. who established this singular initiative shortly after he came aboard two years earlier

In just two days, our inaugural Spirit of '76 Cafe. Get ready to channel your own Spirit of '76 as we Socratize on the eternal themes embedded in our Declaration of Independence. (And be sure to check out our overarching DeclarationProject.org)

What one of our nonprofit's latest initiatives, the Spirit of '76 Cafe, is all about open.substack.com/pub/christop...

open.substack.com/pub/christop... My latest substack post - hope you'll check it out.

Honored to be a presenter to launch the Spring semester "Civic Life" initiative at American University in DC. I look forward to engaging with AU's Civic Life Fellows & to reuniting with its amazing President Jon Alger as we explore the vital questions that sustain our republic.

FIRST CALL, COME ONE COME ALL: Socrates Space Cafe This joint collaboration between Humanity In Deep Space (for which I'm Philosopher-in-Residence),founded by kindred spirit Kris Kimel, & our own SocratesCafe.com involves an exploration of the intersections between space philosophy, norms & ethics

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. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE_-...

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...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl6b... 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...

'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. christopherphillipsphd.substack.com/p/why-i-star...

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!

open.substack.com/pub/christop... 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 :) christopherphillipsphd.substack.com/p/names-name...

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."

christopherphillipsphd.substack.com/publish/post... 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.

open.substack.com/pub/christop... 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...

open.substack.com/pub/christop... 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."

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

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.

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. medium.com/philosopher-...