Socrates in New York - Softcover

Kotselas, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966231694 ISBN 13: 9780966231694

Publisher: Athena Pub, 1998

Synopsis

1998 winner of the MEDAL OF BYZANTINE HUMANISM AND

PAIDEIA!

What would happen if one of the most renowned figures of history, Socrates, came to New York and held a dialogue with threeintriguing New Yorkers: a scientist, a professor of philosophy and a theologian?

In this book, Socrates In New York, Socrates debates with three modern scholars concerning the timeless and universal philosophical questions such as the nature of Justice, Love, Freedom, Knowledge, and in particular, God.

Socrates reminds us that these enduring issues are as relevant, desirable, and applicable today in our modern scientific and technological environment, as they were in the philosophical days of ancient Greece.

This book reveals the many similarities between Greek philosophy, based on the thinking of Socrates and Plato, and the One God-Old Testament theology of Hebrew thought. It connects the corresponding message of both Greek and Hebrew thinking to the New Testament life of Christ.

Although Socrates lived 2400 years ago, his ideas continue to permeate human thought even today. The historical account of his trial and execution is the most widely read, following that of Jesus Christ.

His words have stimulated the minds of many of the world's greatest figures, from Plato to Nietzsche, Augustine to C.S. Lewis, Freud to Martin Luther King.

Socrates' ideas were millenia ahead of his time, on issues such as the intellectual equality of the sexes, which places him as an honored hero by women's rights advocates of today, or on his belief that the earth soins on its axis.

The personalities of the characters Spock, McCoy and Captain Kirk, of the world renowned TV series Star Trek, are embodiments of his ideas, displaying Socratic philosophy not only to the intellectuals, but to the public in general.

Today, in SOCRATES IN NEW YORK, we will encounter something which intellectuals for thousands of years have known with the help of Socrates: The nature and reality of God.

About this title

About the Author

Author John Kotselas was born near Athens, Greece and has been teaching philosophy, theology, New Testament Greek, and Christian apologetics at the Horizon Bible Institute in San Diego for six years.

Mr. Kotselas has a Masters Degree in Theology from Azusa Pacific University in California and is currently working towards his Doctorate. He regularly lectures at universities and churches throughout the United States.

His ability to speak five languages has opened doors for speaking engagements in Mexico as well as Europe. He is currently completing research on his second book which expands on ideas presented in SOCRATES IN NEW YORK.

Review

A must read for all...it will change the way you view life. -- Dr. Vasso Apostolopoulos, Nobel Prize Candidate, Scripps Institute

Anyone interested in not merely living, but living well, must read this book. -- Dr. Marianne McDonald, Professor of Classics, University of California at San Diego Institute

As unusual as astounding, it appeals to every taste -- Dr. Constantine Tsirpanlis, President of the Institute of Byzantine and Patristic Studies, New York University

SOCRATES IN NEW YORK is a lively and entertaining book. You will enjoy it and benefit from it greatly. I heartily reccomend it. -- Dr. Issa Kahlil, Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies, San Diego State University

Edition details

• Publisher: Athena Pub
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0966231694
• ISBN 13: 9780966231694
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 304