The classical Greek philosopher Socrates is a fixture of literature and culture, but his legacy is complicated by the fact that what we know of him hasn't come to us directly from him, but from a ...

Today, reading and writing are considered essential to function in modern society, but more than 2,400 years ago in Ancient Greece, the legendary philosopher Socrates was not a fan. Famous for never ...

“SAINT SOCRATES, PRAY for us,” Erasmus remarked in one of his Colloquia. For thousands of years, since his trial and death in 399 BCE, we have seen Socrates as a martyr to truth: doing what the gods ...

In Benjamin Franklin’s famous list of thirteen virtues toward personal perfection, he urges his readers to “Imitate Jesus and Socrates.” As a teacher, I try to live up to this call. We hear a lot ...

The Greek philosopher is one of history's most famous figures, but much of his life remains a mystery. Unless you were a classics major in college, your main exposure to the Greek philosopher Socrates ...