The Death of Socrates, by Jacques-Louis David (1787). Source: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain The story goes that Socrates had a characterful friend called Chaerephon who went to Delphi and boldly ...

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More than 2,000 years ago, the philosopher Socrates wandered around Athens asking questions, an approach to finding truth that thinkers have venerated ever since. In modern times, the Socratic method ...

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The words of Socrates, "Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom," echo through time, providing insight into the nature of knowledge and self-awareness. This seemingly straightforward ...

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“Socrates is to philosophy what Jesus is to religion.” So says Peter Kreeft, Boston College philosophy professor and popular Catholic thinker, in introducing his primer on Socratic thought. It quickly ...

Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. We may earn a commission from these links. Here’s how we test products and why you should trust us. The year is 79 B.C.E. Three centuries have ...

The lessons of Socrates have never really gone out of style, but if there’s ever a perfect time to revisit the ancient philosopher, now is it. In “How to Think Like Socrates: Ancient Philosophy as a ...