The Philosophy Phone
With Studio Descartes, I'm preparing a Socratic dialogue by phone. You'll call a number, Socrates will pick up, the conversation will last 5 to 10 minutes, and you'll come away with a shaken certainty. The project will take two forms: a call button on a web page, then a kiosk with a real vintage phone.
Socrates picks up
Ringing
00:00
Socrates
incoming call
SocratesHello? Socrates speaking.
VoiceCourage, I think I know what it is.
SocratesThen tell me: what do you put behind that word?
SocratesA man throws himself into a fire to save a dog. Courage, or madness?
Two planned forms
v1 · beta
A button on a web page
To test the dialogue with real people before going further.
v2 · kiosk
A real vintage phone
Picked up for real, designed for offices, events, cultural venues.
A project in progress, not a finished tool
The project is at its early stage, and I'm showing it as it is. The voice assistant that is to pick up at the other end of the line hasn't been created yet with the provider. So this page has no call button.
Part of Studio Descartes
This dialogue is a Studio Descartes project, the studio for philosophical experiences that I co-founded.