In 399 BC, Socrates stood before a jury of 500 Athenian citizens, accused of undermining the state religion and introducing ...

A common complaint in America today is that politics and even society as a whole are broken. Critics point out endless lists ...

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 ...

A court case has nudged a transit agency closer to its goal to grab a prime San Jose property needed for a BART station.

A court case has nudged a transit agency closer to its goal to grab a prime San Jose property needed for a BART station.

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

G. M. A. Grube and John Cooper), The Trial and Death of Socrates: Euthyphro Apology, Crito, Phaedo (Hackett, 2001) Plato (trans. Christopher Rowe), The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro ...

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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 Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying ...