Review of Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life. By Agnes Callard. W.W. Norton & Company. 405 pp. $35. Many know that Socrates declared that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” ...

After Socrates’ death, Plato continued to develop his ideas and teachings, building on the foundation laid by his mentor and friend. Socrates and the Athenian State The Crito is set after ...

Born in ancient Greece, this student of Socrates grew to be one of the foundational ... the precursor of the modern-day university, and his teachings, sometimes referred to as "Platonic idealism ...