Socrates is widely regarded as the father of Western philosophy. In ancient Greece, he encouraged people to ask questions and promoted critical thinking as a way for citizens to live more fulfilling ...

Socrates Sculpture Park has issued its annual call for artits and architects – the Emerging Artist Foundation (EAF13) residency and exhibition for artists and Folly, a design/build studio residency ...

Socrates was notoriously annoying. He was likened to a gadfly buzzing around while one is trying to sleep. The Oracle of Delphi declared him the wisest of all human beings. His life and death would go ...

In “Open Socrates,” the scholar Agnes Callard argues that the ancient Greek philosopher offers a blueprint for an ethical life. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book ...

It would be difficult to overestimate the influence of Socrates (470–399BC) on western philosophy. We know that he was the mentor of the young Plato, and we also know that Plato’s writings had deep ...

I often annoy my wife. Of course, I annoy her for the typical reasons that any man would normally annoy his wife, but I also annoy her for another reason. When she makes a statement or indicates that ...