The famous Greek philosopher Socrates died on February 15, 399 BC. He died by drinking hemlock, after being found guilty by jury of 500 citizens. Historian John Schmidt recalls why the jury found him ...

On Thursday, the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago hosted a Re-trial of Socrates, hearkening back to the famous conviction in 399 B.C. that sentenced the philosopher to death by hemlock. Last week, ...

THERE is on occasion a crisis in the life of a man that at the same time constitutes a crucial moment in the life of humanity. Such was what may, by not too forced a metaphor, be called the high ...

'The more I read about Socrates, the less I wonder that they poisoned him.' Why should we still care about a man who did little in his life except talk, and who drank poison in an Athenian prison in ...

The influence of the philosopher Socrates, especially as depicted in Plato’s dialogues, is virtually impossible to overestimate in Western intellectual life. His thoughts were foundational for Western ...

Florida state Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R) waded into the online fray around “cancel culture” with a nod to the ancient philosopher whom he calls his hero. “If Socrates was out philosophizing in American ...

Socrates is one of the most influential thinkers in human history, even though he never wrote a single book. Born in Athens around 470 BCE, Socrates shaped Western philosophy through conversation, ...