A common complaint in America today is that politics and even society as a whole are broken. Critics point out endless lists of what should be fixed: the complexity of the tax code, or immigration ...

Democracy is often celebrated as the highest form of governance . Yet more than 2,400 years ago, the Greek philosopher ...

Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher and founder of Western philosophy, imparted wisdom that remains relevant even in today's fast-paced startup world. His teachings encourage introspection, ...

The most important part of knowledge, in Socrates' view? Knowing how much you don't know. Yoeml/iStock via Getty Images Plus But each dilemma usually comes down to polarized deadlock between two ...

(The Conversation) — Athens was deeply polarized over big-picture questions, and Socrates was never hesitant to question both sides’ assumptions – or his own. But each dilemma usually comes down to ...