This morning, legendary Brazilian footballer Socrates died after suffering an intestinal infection that developed into septic shock. One of the members of the FIFA 100, Socrates was a legendary ...

Was it by chance or by the will of the gods that Echecrates met Phaedo that day in the Greek village of Philus? When the two met, the subject of Socrates’ death came up, even though that sad event had ...

Long before he was regarded as a pioneer of the Neoclassical style, 18th-century French painter Jacques-Louis David was fascinated by history, enamored by ancient art, and determined to use his works ...

International soccer lost a hero when Socrates, the masterful Brazilian midfielder who captained Brazil’s famed 1982 World Cup squad, died last weekend. By signing up, you confirm that you are over ...

Snowden and Socrates are not that similar. The former is a thirty year old IT specialist turned whistleblower, the latter one of the most famous philosophers the world has known. Socrates was a martyr ...

British historian Bettany Hughes brings Socrates to life 25 centuries after his death in The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life. Sarah Turton / Eyevine / Redux Sure, ...

He left no writings of his own, his ideas live on only in the words of his disciples (who may misrepresent them), he was unjustly condemned. It is a pattern that is bound to resonate: No wonder the ...

Is the endlessly examined life still worth a look? Given the choice between Socrates dead or alive, Western thinkers have preferred him dead. At least as a symbol. A symbol of what? That’s where it ...

Following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, an outbreak of anti-Macedonian feeling swept Athens, forcing Aristotle ...

“For most of us, death is something that comes upon us. We cannot predict the day or the hour when we will die. Socrates, by contrast, died in complete control, and his death fitted perfectly with his ...