The classical Greek philosopher Socrates is a fixture of literature and culture, but his legacy is complicated by the fact that what we know of him hasn't come to us directly from him, but from a ...

Véliz is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford, the author of Privacy Is Power, and the editor of the Oxford Handbook ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about high tech for low-income Americans. The Greek Philosopher Socrates once told a story about the Egyptian God Theuth ...

Marble statues of the Greek philosophers Socrates, right, and Plato sit in front of the Athens Academy. Socrates tried and failed to teach Alcibiades, a controversial political and military leader in ...

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 ...

Considered to be the founding father of Western philosophy, Socrates examined all aspects of life in ancient Athens—to his own detriment. Socrates was put to death in 399 B.C. for showing irreverence ...