Socrates’ life, trial, and prophecy reveal his pursuit of truth, divine guidance, and the lasting consequences of Athens’ ...

Jeff Frank, associate professor and chair of the education department at St. Lawrence University, examines the philosophy of education. His most recent book is “Teaching in the Now: John Dewey on the ...

Review of Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life. By Agnes Callard. W.W. Norton & Company. 405 pp. $35. Many know that Socrates declared that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” And ...

THERE is on occasion a crisis in the life of a man that at the same time constitutes a crucial moment in the life of humanity. Such was what may, by not too forced a metaphor, be called the high ...

Socrates, one of the greatest philosophers of ancient Greece, profoundly shaped the way humans think about life, ethics, and self-awareness. His teachings, preserved through the writings of his ...

The passage explores Socrates’ idea that human perfection is not an individual achievement but a collective one, arguing that ...

Let me present to you the ultimate life coaching team: Marie Kondo and Socrates. Kondo, the Japanese organizing consultant devoted to uncluttering our households. Socrates, the ancient Greek ...

Socrates always began by asking questions . . . and adopted a posture of humility, leading others to rational truth. Can liberal and conservative family members discuss politics over Thanksgiving ...