By Paulina Albarracin Western Queens wore rainbow colors on its sleeves this weekend. A crowd of Astorians filled the green space of Socrates ...

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Socrates died in 399 B.C., and it’s not as if there’s a shortage of writing about him or his thought. But Callard says that Socrates has too often been “diluted”: treated like a “sauce ...

The Republic (c. 375 BCE), featuring Plato’s teacher Socrates in dialogue with several friends, is unquestionably central to ...

Socrates met young men who found themselves in a very similar predicament. Although they may occasionally feel better as a result of all the advice they consume, they’re not actually getting better.

From Plato’s admiration to Aristophanes’ mockery, this animated explainer uncovers who Socrates really was, if he existed at all.

Contractors give a spring cleaning to Robert Aitken's 1935 statue of Socrates, near the National Archives, in 2017. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post) Philosopher Agnes Callard revels in ...

The Socrates Club meets at 5 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month and provides an informal setting to discuss current events and philosophical questions.