One day, a man named Chaerephon asked the Oracle if anyone was wiser than the philosopher Socrates. Pythia replied that none ...

A philosopher of ancient thought and modern dilemmas, the associate professor at the University of Chicago is known for her commitment to intellectually challenging herself and others—often in public.

Socrates, the famous ancient Greek philosopher, was put to death in Athens on charges of impiety and corruption. In his own ...

In her new book, Callard makes the case that we should all live more philosophically but where does politics fit in? Agnes Callard’s Open Socrates is like many works of philosophy: It is addressed to ...

But in “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life,” Agnes Callard illustrates how philosophy isn't just a spectator sport. It requires engaging with one another and arguing with each ...