“Despite his insistence on the examined life,” Socrates has never been a figure the rest of us have known well, said Walter Isaacson in The New York Times. Western philosophy’s first great thinker ...

In 399 BCE, Athens put one of its greatest thinkers, Socrates, on trial. The charges? Corrupting the youth and disrespecting ...

We are afraid to ask questions to the power brokers of our time, which makes us more likely to accept easy answers.

Socrates was born near Athens but very little is known of his early life. He served in battle as a soldier and showed great bravery. On one occasion he saved the life of Alcibiades, a brilliant but ...

If you’ve ever voted, served on a jury, watched a movie, read a novel, spoken English, had a rational thought, or gazed at the night sky in silent wonder, then you can thank the Ancient Greeks. They ...

Considered to be the founding father of Western philosophy, Socrates examined all aspects of life in ancient Athens—to his own detriment. Socrates was put to death in 399 B.C. for showing irreverence ...

There’s a charming poem by Seamus Heaney about Socrates’ last day. It expresses a brief surprise that Socrates could believe in dreams. But the poet quickly acknowledges that the philosopher did live ...

The shining names of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and Archimedes have left a permanent mark in the annals of human civilization". These are not my words, but those of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, and ...