Brian Daly

Socrates explored how knowledge was obtained and expressed through the subtle and nuanced art of conversation.

Next time someone tells you to touch the grass, maybe pick up Walt Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass’ instead.

We take a closer look at the complex leader of early American literary culture.

Emerson recognized the value of great poetry and its connection to the culture around it.

What ideas are at the essence of Transcendentalism, America’s first intellectual movement?

Between his past and future, Socrates is the keystone of an essential phase in the evolution of philosophy.

How much of our understanding of philosophy do we owe to Socrates, the ancient intellectual?

You’re right if you think someone simply referred to as “The Philosopher” was original and brilliant in his time.