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

Find Your Next Book Romance Novels N.Y.C. Literary Guide 10 Best Books of 2024 21st Century’s Best Books Advertisement Supported by Nonfiction In “Open Socrates,” the scholar Agnes Callard ...

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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 ...

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

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The book urges readers to not equate thinking with retreating from conversation and avoiding disputes. Thinking, Callard writes, requires interacting with others the same way Socrates did — even ...

Callard’s book is intellectually challenging and hardly a simple crash course on Socrates, but the payoff is worth the time and effort put into rethinking approaches to philosophy and life.

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 ...

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 ...