Agnes Callard doesn’t only study and teach philosophy—she lives it. Whether debating a friend over dinner, leading a late-night discussion in Hyde Park, or questioning her own beliefs in print, she ...

Agnes Callard and the politics of public philosophy. In her new book, Callard makes the case that we should all live more philosophically but where does politics fit in? Agnes Callard’s Open Socrates ...

In “Open Socrates,” the scholar Agnes Callard argues that the ancient Greek philosopher offers a blueprint for an ethical life. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book ...

CHICAGO — Socrates, of all the philosophers in the history of mankind, was probably the biggest pain in the ass. He believed argument itself was the core to understanding anyone, including himself. He ...

Against the drab backdrop of grey Gothic buildings encircling the quad, a figure adorned in bright colors consistently stands out. Easily recognizable around campus, professor Agnes Callard and her ...

On Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life, by Agnes Callard. An accusatory tone is not, perhaps, the best way to predispose a reader in an author’s favor, to win friends and influence people ...

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 contrarianism ...

Books & the Arts / In her new book, Callard makes the case that we should all live more philosophically but where does politics fit in? Olúfémi O. Táíwò Agnes Callard’s Open Socrates is like many ...