In Q&A, UChicago philosopher Agnes Callard talks new book and cultivating an ‘inherently inquisitive’ approach to ...

In her new book, Callard makes the case that we should all live more philosophically but where does politics fit in?

The Greek philosopher Socrates developed a style of question-and-answer dialogue that is as relevant today as it was in 399 B ...

Critical thinking ceases to be genuinely critical when it becomes a tool for conforming to biases rather than pursuing the truth. But when we embrace the spirit of Socratic questioning, the depth of ...

By putting Socrates on trial, Athens was doing more than punishing one man—it was silencing a way of thinking. It was a ...

Places such as the agora (marketplace) and theatre also became important - and less exclusive - venues for new thinking and discussions, especially after the philosopher Socrates took to the ...