Society for Philosophical Inquiry
- Society for Philosophical Inquiry
The Society for Philosophical Inquiry (SPI) is a non-profit organization devoted to propagating a version of Socratic inquiry through the establishment of regular meetings, called "Socrates Cafés", all over the world. The purpose of these meetings is to facilitate discussion of philosophy.
Christopher and Cecilia Phillips co-founded SPI in 1998. The Society is funded through a grant from the Whitman Institute in San Francisco. [http://www.thewhitmaninstitute.org/grantees.html]
Board members include: Matthew Lipman, Robert Coles, Roy J. Nirschel, president of Roger Williams University, and Jacob Needleman, professor of philosophy.
External links
* [http://www.philosopher.org/ The Society for Philosophical Inquiry]
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