The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato on democracy, authored around 375 BC, has shaped ...

But in “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life,” Agnes Callard illustrates how philosophy isn’t just a spectator ...

In “Open Socrates,” the scholar Agnes Callard argues that the ancient Greek philosopher offers a blueprint for an ethical life.

The styles of ancient Greek pottery and the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few moderns ...

But the book is inconsistent and difficult to follow sometimes, as it bounces from an easy distillation of Socrates' philosophy to an all-too-detailed history of ancient Greece. Some of the ...

The ancient thinkers were the original influencers, says expert Professor Massimo Pigliucci, so which of their advice and ...

But in “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical ... Callard offers a roadmap for using the ancient Greek philosopher for approaching knotty discussion on topics such as love, politics ...