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Learning To See
Hardcover
Publisher: Pp&a Publishing
Published: Nov 1 2026
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Learning to See is a collection of reflective essays about the forces that shape human character and the choices through which we shape ourselves.
Drawing upon personal experience, history, philosophy, faith, military service, education, grief, leadership, and mentorship, Frank J. Phillips examines what it means to look beyond appearances and recognize the deeper realities of human life. His subjects range from identity and belonging to moral courage, resilience, responsibility, love, loss, and the obligations we carry toward one another.
These essays do not offer easy answers. Instead, they invite readers to pause, question familiar assumptions, and consider how experience becomes understanding-and how understanding can become purposeful action.
Written with clarity, compassion, and the perspective of a life examined, Learning to See: Essays on the Human Spirit is both a meditation on human formation and an invitation to perceive ourselves, other people, and the world more honestly. It reminds us that seeing is more than observation: it is an act of attention, recognition, and moral responsibility.
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