Athens was deeply polarized over big-picture questions, and Socrates was never hesitant to question both sides’ assumptions – ...

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

Socrates was born in 469 BC. His father was a stonemason and his mother was a midwife, a profession he would later use to characterize himself, since he would later describe himself as a midwife ...