Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher, once said, “The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we ...

Socrates was a philosopher warrior, exemplifying courage, endurance and the pursuit of virtue through action as well as thought.

Philosophers who were disciples of Socrates worried about the moral and political habits encouraged by maritime life and access to the sea. Trade, mobility, and empire shaped character and transformed ...

Famous Greek philosopher Socrates was a polarizing figure in Athenian society.

Detail from the Chigi vase. Source: Wikimedia Commons/Public domain While discussing philosophy in the public square, Socrates would also have been training as a hoplite, a heavily armed foot soldier ...

Almost 2,500 years after his death, Socrates continues to fascinate. The Greek thinker is seen, by some, as the father of philosophy, a martyr for the cause of freedom of speech and even as a kind of ...