Detail from the Chigi vase. Source: Wikimedia Commons/Public domain While discussing philosophy in the public square, Socrates would also have been training as a hoplite, a heavily armed foot soldier ...

Socrates, an Athenian philosopher, pioneered the Socratic method of questioning to challenge assumptions about truth and ...

Michael Stuhlbarg plays the title role of the enduringly influential Greek philosopher in 'Socrates,' a world-premiere play by actor Tim Blake Nelson. By Frank Scheck It’s not a good sign when you’re ...

The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates didn’t leave any writings, but his thoughts left an eternal echo. We know from his students, one of which is Plato, that Socrates challenged and provoked people ...