Socrates in New York

By John Kotselas

1998 winner of the MEDAL OF BYZANTINE HUMANISM ANDPAIDEIA! What would happen if one of the most renowned figures of history, Socrates, came to New York and held a dialogue with threeintriguing New... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966231694
• ISBN13: 9780966231694
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Athena Pub
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The only book who that has made me rethink my beliefs!

The Basic plot of this story is Socrates the ancient philosopher and Philo the famous Jew come to the future and spend an afternoon in a museum. Three men discover who they are and have a conversation with them. These three men are Ron a simple man with not many belifs, Professor an intellectual man who never thinks he is wrong, and Dr. Lattison a doctor who is an athiest going through a ruff time in his life and is willing to listen to anything. These five men converse back and fourth their views on Justice, Freedom, Illusion, Love, Divine Love and Divine Justice. Socrates quickly dumbfounds Ron and is slowly getting the professor to listen but he is stubborn so he will not listen. In the end Ron becomes a man with many questions and he finally has a cause in life, it is finding the truth. Professor quits his job and goes back to school to study greek philosophy, and Dr. Lattison is converted to the Jewish faith by Philo and he eventually becomes a Rabbi years later. This book is influential to me because what Mr. Kotselas says through Socrates changed my belifs back when I believed in Anarchy. Beofre I thought this would be a boring read but I have the privallege of knowing Mr. Kotselas personally because he is my friends dad, and he convinced me to read it and i spent one and two days without sleeping reading the book five times to fully grasp it. This book taught me about myself and that I was to stubborn before and not open. Since I have reaD This book I have started going to church I became an alterserver and last year I became the lead alterserver at my parish.

Socratese in New York

I just have to say this is a must read for everyone in the world. It is a such a logical way of looking at God that if you are looking for something real and powerful to make you believe this is it. If you are a doubter then this is the book for you! It is for everyone!

Just wonderful!

This book is so fun to read that you don't realize that your brain is being twisted into proper shape. It's like going to a mental chiropractor. Other books of interest may include: "Between Heaven and Hell" by Peter Kreeft. All of Kreeft's books are engaging in style and hearty in substance. To see the interaction between Christianity and classical culture, see "Christianity and Classical Culture" by Jaraslov Pelikan. Mortimer Adler's books are also helpful in discussing how to think about God, Life, Truth, etc. A short little book "Does God Exist?" by Moody is written in the trialogue style and is great at rejecting the silly, yet popular, arguments against God and gives the reader much to think about. In a more Christian line, the works of C.S. Lewis are great, and the classic by Bishop Kallistos Ware, "The Orthodox Way" is a great place to start if your interested in historic Christianity. "The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church" by Vladimir Lossky will certainly reshape the old brain, too! Please check some of these out. Enjoy!

Totally Enlightening and Non-threatening

Socrates in New York was a breath of fresh air. It enables a reader of any religious or non-religious background to grasp the message contained. Modern man is no closer to the truth than the ancient philosophers, even with all the advanced technology; science still cannot prove or disprove the answers to the mysteries of the universe.The reader will find the truth as it is written and provides some strong arguements in favor of faith, hope, and love... A clever piece of work indeed!A must read for anyone in search of God or "Higher Power".

Unbelievable! Answers to questions I didn't even know I had.

I couldn't believe how this book made me look at things in my life and help me to understand WHY I looked at them that way.The way Mr. Kotselas looks at human interaction by holding a discourse between 3 "modern men" and Socrates was very intruiging and his handling of Socrates was very credible. Imagine if a mind like Socrates could come back to see how much modern man had advanced!In addition Mr. Kotselas is very descriptive in his handling of Socratic thought. Having tired of dry, technical reading, it was a pleasure to see the images of the wild horse of chaos and the tempered horse of justice and the cave of illusion clearly in my mind as I read this book.I know you will find it thought provoking (and maybe a little scary) as you find yourself looking at the world around you a little differently but I know you will enjoy it. And if you're at all like me you'll probably stock up on a few to give out as gifts!