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

1. Lovingreading or loving-reading (a double verb, conjugated as transitive, where what one loves-reads is someone or something, Lysias or the book). 2. Loving reading (in which case, it is reading ...

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

Callard is a University of Chicago moral philosopher with a madcap streak, and a perpetually controversial figure for making offbeat public pronouncements and unconventional romantic choices, and ...

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In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...

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

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.

Morality confronts us at every turn, from intimate relations to political considerations. When faced with moral uncertainty, ...

To any question you can ask, there’s apparently already an answer; in fact, there seem to be more answers than questions.