Philosophy:Open Socrates
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Short description: 2025 book by Agnes Callard
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| Author | Agnes Callard |
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| Subject | Philosophy |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Publication date | January 14, 2025 |
| Pages | 416 |
| ISBN | 978-1-63149-846-6 |
Open Socrates is a 2025 book by American philosopher Agnes Callard.
Summary
The book is divided into three parts: "Untimely Questions" (chapters 1–4), "The Socratic Method" (chapters 5–7), and "Socratic Answers" (chapters 8–11)
Part 1: Untimely Questions
- Chapter 1: "The Tolstoy Problem"
- Chapter 2: "Load-Bearing Answers"
- Chapter 3: "Savage Commands"
- Chapter 4: "Socratic Intellectualism"
Part 2: The Socratic Method
- Chapter 5: "The Gadfly-Midwife Paradox"
- Chapter 6: "Moore's Paradox of Self-Knowledge"
- Chapter 7: "Meno's Paradox"
Part 3: Socratic Answers
- Chapter 8: "Politics: Justice and Liberty"
- Chapter 9: "Politics: Equality"
- Chapter 10: "Love"
- Chapter 11: "Death"
Bibliography
- Bailey, Pippa (January 25, 2025). "Agnes Callard: 'Socrates wants us to reflect on the oddity of our sexual practices'". New Statesman. https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/01/agnes-callard-socrates-wants-us-to-reflect-on-the-oddity-of-our-sexual-practices.
- Clare, Tim (January 16, 2025). "Open Socrates by Agnes Callard review – a design for life". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/16/open-socrates-by-agnes-callard-review-a-design-for-life.
- Demillo, Andrew (January 13, 2025). "Book Review: 'Open Socrates' shows why philosophy isn't a spectator sport". AP News. https://apnews.com/article/book-review-socrates-agnes-callard-philosophy-6b729fb81fd6340cd5b97b8398cdcfe6.
- Power, Nina (January 4, 2025). "Why Socrates was right about free speech". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/review-open-socrates-agnes-callard/.
- Rothman, Joshua (January 21, 2025). "Should You Question Everything?". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/should-you-question-everything.
- Szalai, Jennifer (January 15, 2025). "The Secret to a Good Life? Thinking Like Socrates.". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/books/review/open-socrates-agnes-callard.html.
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