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There's no evidence Socrates said "when the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser," nor even any indication the quote existed before 2008.
By Zhou Tongsu and Shang BingAt the foot of the Acropolis in Athens, there are two statues standing face to face in the ancient Agora. The statues portray an imagined dialogue between Socrates and ...
“If Socrates was out philosophizing in American society today, he would be cancelled real quick,” the attorney and Republican lawmaker tweeted late Thursday.
Socrates’ possible take on AI Plato’s mentor Socrates, a staunch defender of knowledge and wisdom, called out the flaws of democracy and was ultimately killed for it.
Socrates used to say that he knew nothing other than the fact of his own ignorance. Despite some of her grander pronouncements, Callard invites us to think alongside her.
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 ...
Argument and inquiry are the engines of Tim Blake Nelson’s “Socrates,” which opened on Tuesday night at the Public Theater, starring a sublime Michael Stuhlbarg in the title role.