Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) Socrates was one of the most influential Western philosophers and one of the most famous historical figures of ancient Greece.

But such a view comes into conflict with what we know about the historical figure she bases her views on. As Callard herself illustrates in a chapter titled “Savage Commands,” Socrates ...

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Here’s how we test products and why you should trust us. The year is 79 B.C.E. Three centuries have passed since the death of Socrates. A distinguished traveler from Rome, the statesman and ...

In her latest book, Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life, Callard explores why inquiry—not certainty—is at the heart of philosophy. Her work is both deeply personal and inherently Socratic ...

Find Your Next Book Thrillers N.Y.C. Literary Guide Nonfiction Summer Preview Advertisement Supported by Nonfiction In “Open Socrates,” the scholar Agnes Callard argues that the ancient Greek ...