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De Dépendance @dedependance.eu · 23/10/2025

🫶🏽 Thank you for joining us last Monday at Debatpodium Arminius for our talk with philosopher and public intellectual Agnes Callard on The Case for a Philosophical Life.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 09/09/2025

My whole life, I’ve wanted to feel what it’s like to fly. Riding a motorcycle is the closest I’ve come, writes Agnes Callard.

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Falling in Love on the Back of a Motorcycle

My whole life, I’ve wanted to feel what it’s like to fly. Riding a motorcycle is the closest I’ve come, writes Agnes Callard.

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What Next 🤔 @thinking321.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Coming to Toronto! University of Chicago associate professor @agcallard.bsky.social to explore Socrates’ #philosophy, and why it is still the way to a good life. In conversation with host @ellastreet.bsky.social Question and answer session and book signing to follow. #Socrates @wwnorton.com

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Agnes Callard: Open Socrates

An acclaimed philosopher argues that Socrates still holds the key to the Good Life.

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Looking forward to having a philosophical conversation with Agnes Callard at 5.30pm on Thursday 29th May upstairs at Blackwell’s in Oxford - free event in the Philosophy in the Bookshop series www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...

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PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOOKSHOP with Agnes Callard and Nigel Warburton

A new and vibrant understanding of Socrates and his unique approach to learning. This is part of our Philosophy in the Bookshop series.

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Patrick O'Connor @drpatoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Delighted to share a conversation I had with the brilliant philosopher Agnes Callard [ agcallard.bsky.social ] on #Socrates. We discuss philosophy as a public, outward-looking practice, free speech, justice, loneliness and lots more! Thales' Well is available on Spotify and usual podcast places.

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On Socrates with Agnes Callard | Thales’ Well

On this episode I talk to the Agnes Callard about the great Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. We discuss Agnes' new book Open Socrates: The Case for A Philosophical Life [Penguin, 2025]. Agnes and I...

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Rebecca Taylor FRSA @rebeccataylor.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Gorgeous venue for Socratic inquiry. Looking forward to this conversation about “Questions to Live By” between two brilliant interlocutors: @agcallard.bsky.social and Alexander Nehamas. 📍 Princeton University cc @princetonarts.bsky.social @princetonartandarx.bsky.social @wwnorton.bsky.social

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

New book tour poster, updated with events in UK with @nigelwarburton.bsky.social and Jessie Munton, and in Spain with @jordigraupera.bsky.social !

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I wrote about (a novel about) millenials unherd.com/2025/02/the-...

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The paradox of Millennial perfection

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

my backpack was too subtle so I fixed it

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

The best account I've read of the real difference between "no, but..." and "yes, and..." x.com/AgnesCallard...

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Upcoming talk, open to the public, at Syracuse University

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Really looking forward to interviewing @agcallard.bsky.social about Socrates at Blackwell’s Oxford 29th May. Free event. Book your place #philosophyinthebookshop www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...

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Philosophy in the Bookshop with Agnes Callard and Nigel Warburton

A new and vibrant understanding of Socrates and his unique approach to learning. This is part of our Philosophy in the Bookshop series.

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Marco Aurelio @mzanchi.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I've just finished the 2nd chapter of @agcallard.bsky.social 's new book Open Socrates. What a punch to the guts it has been so far. I'll have to finish it now. I'm not sure I'll enjoy the process. Truth is hard to swallow.

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

"One could hardly make Socratic intellectualism more seductive than Agnes Callard does. Her vision of the philosophical life isn’t just a powerful antidote to confusion and thoughtless existential drift–it also forcefully defies nihilism" My book reviewed in TLS: www.the-tls.co.uk/philosophy/h...

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The case for the examined life

My daughter’s first doll wasn’t a princess, but a bearded man in a toga – a Socrates doll, gifted by my students when she was born. I couldn’t wait for

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Troels Chr. Jakobsen @tcjakobsen.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The new series @ppfideas.bsky.social on Revolutionary Ideas. A delight listening to @agnescallard.bsky.social explaining how Socrates was revolutionary. "Many knows more", we say in my party @alternativet.dk and we should imply the Socratic way. 1/6 open.spotify.com/episode/7Lnl...

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The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Socrates w/Agnes Callard

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Sometimes people wonder why I talk so much about my divorce in interviews. The answer is: I'm asked about it. A LOT. Interviewers predict that you want to read about it. Prob. correctly, since they're professionals. Don't confuse your voyeurism for my exhibitionism!

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

"While I was reading [Open Socrates], I often felt like Callard had abducted me & brought me into a dark room, strapped me down into a chair, pinned my eyelids open à la A Clockwork Orange, & forced me to confront the things I was secretly trying to avoid" thedispatch.com/article/socr...

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An Ethics of Inquiry

The philosopher Agnes Callard wants you to ask questions.

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

"I attended one of her classes, she was teaching Descartes. It was the second class of the semester and she wrote in a corner of the blackboard: “Nothing is certain.” A moment later, she scribbled: “Except this claim.” " www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/06/p...

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Philosophy professor Agnes Callard believes in the power of a full-blown argument

Her superpowers as a philosopher sprung out of the frustration at getting her thoughts and herself across to people who couldn’t care less about philosophy.

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I have a substack now, where I will post event info and updates on new writing, subscribe here: substack.com/@agnescallard

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Agnes Callard | Substack

Philosopher, UChicago

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Excerpt of my book published today... (though do note that the book as a whole is more philosophical, and less biographical, than this excerpt might lead you to believe) www.thefp.com/p/what-socra...

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What Socrates Teaches Us About Love, Politics, and Death

Some struggles persist over millennia. The philosopher Agnes Callard explores the life and lessons of one of the greatest thinkers of all time.

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I know you are all busy reading my book but you should take a little break to read this essay bc it's really good

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I wrote about this question: Are we progressively liberating people by cultivating new ways of being, or are we finding ever more fine-grained ways to squash them? asteriskmag.com/issues/09/wh...

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Where the Wild Things Aren't—Asterisk

We tell our children that weirdness is a blessing in disguise. That’s our fantasy, not theirs.

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Alan Eyre @alaneyre.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

This book by @agcallard.bsky.social looks great - can't wait to read it!

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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Agnes Callard: “Socrates wants us to reflect on the oddity of our sexual practices” The public philosopher on open relationships, free speech and why protests fail. 🗣️ Pippa Bailey meets Agnes Callard

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Agnes Callard: “Socrates wants us to reflect on the oddity of our sexual practices”

The public philosopher on open relationships, free speech and why protests fail.

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Hanne Østli Jakobsen @hannejakobsen.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Agnes Callard snakker om KI, forteller at hun bruker det masse som researchassistent. Men umulig som «samtalepartner». Parafraserer Kleist: There is nothing so good for thought as the human face Nyttig distinksjon, og strålende samtale, anbefales

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The History of Revolutionary Ideas Bonus: Socrates w/Agnes Callard (Part Two) - Past Present Future

Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology...

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Someone Somewhere @nerudap.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Life lessons from Socrates: "Refute your friends and family, never be satisfied" Agnes Callard, author of Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life. "The unexamined life isnt worth living." “be kind and loving..explain to people why their fundamental understanding of their lives is wrong"

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Argue Your Way to a Fuller Life

Refute your friends and family, never be satisfied. Philosopher Agnes Callard on life lessons from Socrates.

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Aleix Calveras @aleixcalveras.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I am watching this by @agcallard.bsky.social She touches this point: according to Socrates, a discussion should not be about winning it, rather learning from it. As @brankomilan.bsky.social points out, though, likely most of us will not live up to Socrates' standard www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdOK...

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Agnes Callard: «What is Free Speech?»

YouTube video by Det humanistiske fakultet UiO

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Prof Bob Davis @rokewood.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

A happy coincidence too to highlight @agcallard.bsky.social brand new & highly original account of Socrates & the philosophical life. I have only just started it, but its freshness reminds me of the impact of Pierre Hadot in reframing our conception of ancient philosophy

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David Mair @davidmair4.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

This is very good, especially for the great way @agcallard.bsky.social sets out the relationship between Utilitarian, Kantian and Virtue philosophies but also their relationship to Socrates and reasoning. Throws new light for me on the facts vs. values, is/ought, science/politics debate.

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Honored to have been interviewed by the UChicago Student newspaper, we talked about why you should dress up for airports and dentist appointments, and other fashion views I have. chicagomaroon.com/45003/arts/t...

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The Philosophy of Clothing With Agnes Callard

Arts Reporter Shawn Quek sits down with professor Agnes Callard about the philosophy of fashion.

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

A week from tomorrow I'll be talking to JUDITH BUTLER about my book in Berkeley, CA, please come if you are in the area! townsendcenter.berkeley.edu/events/case-...

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Shakespeare and Company @shakespeareandcompany.com · 20/01/2025

These are two really great episodes. The vision of political discussion David and @agcallard.bsky.social come to, feels like exactly what we need right now.

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Kent Bye (Voices of VR) @kentbye.com · 20/01/2025

Knowledge comes from believing truths & avoiding falsehoods, but these are two separate algorithms that require a dialectical process. It's the core of the Socratic Method as expertly elaborated by @agcallard.bsky.social in her new book "Open Socrates." Our deep dive: voicesofvr.com/1518-the-soc...

Book cover for "Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life" by Agnes Callard

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Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

BONUS EPISODE OUT NOW! Today’s bonus ep is part 2 of David’s conversation with philosopher @agcallard.bsky.social about Socrates. They discuss how to depoliticise politics; how to deal with AI; how to face death; and how to avoid parties. Join PPF+ here: buff.ly/4aoeJ0J

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Barry Lam @hiphination.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Third annual Program for Public Thinking summer workshop, which will take place at the University of Chicago from August 4–August 15, 2025. Two-week workshop designed for students interested in ideas-based journalism/public philosophy. www.publicthinking.thepointmag.com/workshop

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Summer Workshop — Public Thinking

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Steve Paulson @atomseden.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

In her new book, philosopher Agnes Callard asks, what it would take to live like Socrates? So much of what she says is provocative and fascinating, especially when she talks about "rational love" and the virtues of "philosophical dissatisfaction" in a marriage. Here's my interview in @nautil.us.

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Argue Your Way to a Fuller Life

Refute your friends and family, never be satisfied. Philosopher Agnes Callard on life lessons from Socrates.

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

(yes I finally remembered my password to this place)

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Agnes Callard @agcallard.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I have a new book out and I’m talking to a lot of people about it, in a lot of places. Maybe one of them is near you?

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Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! To begin our history of revolutionary ideas in earnest, David talks to the philosopher @agcallard.bsky.social about Socrates, the philosopher who changed – and can still change – everything. Just what is so radical about the Socratic method? Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Very much looking forward to this - just the right reading for that guy’s birthday you all seem to celebrate and who copied Socrates anyway 😜🥳🎉!!

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Alex Herder @alexherder.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

This is old, which makes this post weird. But it’s such a good examination of apologizing and the inherent tension of doing so that I can’t help myself.

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