The Genius of Heraclitus: What He Really Said

Heraclitus the Obscure

20.4 Socrates on Justice

In Plato’s Republic, book I, Socrates enters into an extended discussion of justice that engages the…

15.3 Nicias on Courage

“Well,” replies Nicias, “you seem to me, Socrates, to be making a mess of your definition of courage. What I have heard…

26.1 Socrates in Prison

The day before Socrates’ trial, the annual feast of Delphinia was celebrated. A group of maidens made a procession to…

3.1 The Childhood of Socrates

Socrates’ childhood was probably fairly typical for a boy from a family of modest means. He was born to…

Why does philosophy matter?

Here is another blog on philosophy. This one is about early Greek philosophy.

24.3 Cross-examining the Accuser

Socrates calls up Meletus to question him, a procedure allowed in Athenian trials. “Don’t you consider…

Aristotle on Storms

Storms can be scary. High winds, lots of rain, lightning, thunder, hail. In Greek mythology, Zeus is a storm god hurling…

21.4 Killing Leon of Salamis

After they had gotten rid of undesirables, the Thirty Tyrants began to arrest respectable citizens, and…

16.2 Growing Pains

Socrates’ eldest son was Lamprocles, whom we meet in Xenophon’s dialogues. The boy is upset with his mother. Socrates asks…