Socrates was ultimately well-meaning, but his conversational style couldn’t help but put most people on the defensive and leave them resentful after feeling the sting of the gadfly. Perhaps a ...

From then on, Socrates dedicated himself to the service of the gods by seeking out anyone who might be wise and, “if he is not, showing him that he is not." As a result, he acquired a reputation ...

Aharon explained Socrates as a gadfly who, by prodding and questioning those around him, forced them to reconsider their assumptions. “It upsets the people around him, the people in ancient Greece, to ...

Socrates’ ­frugal life, cheerful death and non-stop philosophising continue to fascinate and stimu­late scholars and therapists, though the man on the Clapham omnibus probably ­doesn’t know ...

If both the gadfly and the state are awake to our duties, President Mahama will succeed in resetting Ghana. ******* The writer, Manasseh Azure Awuni, is an investigative journalist and author.