In “Open Socrates,” Agnes Callard argues for a way of being that sounds a lot like her own.

Athens was deeply polarized over big-picture questions, and Socrates was never hesitant to question both sides’ assumptions – ...

OPEN SOCRATES: The Case for a Philosophical Life, by Agnes Callard Maybe this ... Callard was so enthralled by Socratic philosophy as a college student that she wanted to “be Socrates” and ...

Her superpowers as a philosopher sprung out of the frustration at getting her thoughts and herself across to people who ...

Once you have accepted that inquiry demands the presence of an interlocutor, you may wonder what exactly to inquire about.

But in “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life,” Agnes Callard illustrates how philosophy isn't just a spectator sport. It requires engaging with one another and arguing with each other, and ...

But in “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life,” Agnes Callard illustrates how philosophy isn't just a spectator sport. It requires engaging with one another and arguing with each ...

But in “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life,” Agnes Callard illustrates how philosophy isn’t just a spectator sport. It requires engaging with one another and arguing with each ...

During a time when many are complaining about divisiveness in politics and in society, it seems counterintuitive for a book to make the case that we need to argue more. But in “Open Socrates ...