Crisis of education?
What might it look like if Socrates returned to a modern city that is plagued by prejudice, privilege and populism? Might he judge that the
Welcome to Socrates On Trial
What if Socrates were to return today, and insist again on asking uncomfortable questions?
The Project
The project arose from the publication of the book Socrates On Trial in 2021. The book, written as a dialogue, offered a vision of what Socrates might ask if he were to return today and experience the modern city (society). It includes new dialogues, a new trial, a new cave and a new republic … and a new verdict on whether Socrates should live or die.
The wider project offers different resources that are related to this return. They include some reflections from the author about the book Socrates On Trial, a snapshot of the book in a short dialogue called The Return of Socrates, some New Socratic Dialogues on current issues, and manifestos for the Socratic vocation.
For those seeking a more comprehensive challenge, there is a lecture series exploring the way inequality and prejudice are ingrained in the history of Western philosophical thinking, and even in the idea of ‘logic’ that accompanies it.
Above all, the book and the project share the view that the examined life which Socrates initiated is in need of retrieval and renewal in today’s city.
Notes from the Author of Socrates On Trial
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What if Socrates were to return today, and insist again on asking uncomfortable questions?
A New Statesman Book of the Year 2021
“an impassioned challenge to the stupidities of current educational practice from the UK’s best educational philosopher” – Rowan Williams
The Return of Socrates
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Rejecting education
The ancient world did not draw a distinction between the educational life and work of self-critical social and political thought. But the city [polis], the
Suppressing education
Since Plato established philosophical education at the core of the project for the just city, philosophy and education in universities have become separated. Try finding
A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Inequality and Prejudice
Lectures on the logic of Western mastery. I want to try to explore two questions that are often asked, but not always together: what is
The Great Chain of Being
We begin our exploration into the roots of Western prejudice with one of its most important carriers—The Great Chain of Being. It is impossible to
Aristotelian logic
One of the most important elements of our lectures in searching for the roots of prejudice and inequality in western thinking will be the shape
Notes from the author of socrates on trial
Notes from the author of Socrates On Trial – Part 1
The book Socrates on Trial is in 3 parts. Part 1 The book opens with Socrates witnessing exchanges between people who represent some contemporary and
Notes from the author of Socrates On Trial – Part 2
The book Socrates on Trial is in 3 parts. Part 2 (books 6-8) Part 2 records events on the day of the Festival. The sequestration
New Socratic Dialogues
Socrates, who should have a higher education?
A: Socrates, you believe in education don’t you. S: Most deeply. A: And you believe in the examined life? S: Of course. A: Do you
Socrates: should politicians tell the truth?
A: Should our politicians tell the truth Socrates? S: An important question. Can we be sure we know what truth is? A: Perhaps not. But
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