Agnes Callard
@agcallard.bsky.social
Philosopher, UChicago
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Agnes Callard
@agcallard.bsky.social
· Mar 3
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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🫶🏽 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.
October 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🫶🏽 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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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.
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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September 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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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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
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
Agnes Callard: Open Socrates
An acclaimed philosopher argues that Socrates still holds the key to the Good Life.
www.eventbrite.ca
September 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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
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
Reposted by Agnes Callard
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...
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.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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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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.
Thales' Well is available on Spotify and usual podcast places.
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...
thaleswell.podbean.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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.
Thales' Well is available on Spotify and usual podcast places.
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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
📍 Princeton University
cc @princetonarts.bsky.social @princetonartandarx.bsky.social @wwnorton.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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
📍 Princeton University
cc @princetonarts.bsky.social @princetonartandarx.bsky.social @wwnorton.bsky.social
New book tour poster, updated with events in UK with @nigelwarburton.bsky.social and Jessie Munton, and in Spain with @jordigraupera.bsky.social !
March 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New book tour poster, updated with events in UK with @nigelwarburton.bsky.social and Jessie Munton, and in Spain with @jordigraupera.bsky.social !
indeed
[child1], pointing at Open Socrates: "This book is colorful."
[me]: "The person who wrote that book (@agcallard.bsky.social) would like that you appreciate that."
[me]: "The person who wrote that book (@agcallard.bsky.social) would like that you appreciate that."
March 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
indeed
I wrote about (a novel about) millenials
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The paradox of Millennial perfection
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February 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I wrote about (a novel about) millenials
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my backpack was too subtle so I fixed it
February 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
my backpack was too subtle so I fixed it
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Your outie takes both boxes
February 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Your outie takes both boxes
The best account I've read of the real difference between "no, but..." and "yes, and..."
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February 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The best account I've read of the real difference between "no, but..." and "yes, and..."
x.com/AgnesCallard...
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Upcoming talk, open to the public, at Syracuse University
February 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Upcoming talk, open to the public, at Syracuse University
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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...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
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.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
Video of my event with Judith Butler!
youtu.be/cVO0b6stlf0?...
youtu.be/cVO0b6stlf0?...
Agnes Callard in Coversation with Judith Butler: The Case for a Philosophical Life
YouTube video by Townsend Center for the Humanities
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February 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Video of my event with Judith Butler!
youtu.be/cVO0b6stlf0?...
youtu.be/cVO0b6stlf0?...
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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.
February 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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.
"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...
My book reviewed in TLS:
www.the-tls.co.uk/philosophy/h...
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
www.the-tls.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"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...
My book reviewed in TLS:
www.the-tls.co.uk/philosophy/h...
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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...
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...
The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Socrates w/Agnes Callard
Past Present Future · Episode
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February 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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...
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...
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!
Don't confuse your voyeurism for my exhibitionism!
February 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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!
Don't confuse your voyeurism for my exhibitionism!
"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...
thedispatch.com/article/socr...
An Ethics of Inquiry
The philosopher Agnes Callard wants you to ask questions.
thedispatch.com
February 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"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...
thedispatch.com/article/socr...
"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...
A moment later, she scribbled: “Except this claim.” "
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/06/p...
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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February 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"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...
A moment later, she scribbled: “Except this claim.” "
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/06/p...
I have a substack now, where I will post event info and updates on new writing, subscribe here:
substack.com/@agnescallard
substack.com/@agnescallard
Agnes Callard | Substack
Philosopher, UChicago
substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I have a substack now, where I will post event info and updates on new writing, subscribe here:
substack.com/@agnescallard
substack.com/@agnescallard
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...
(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...
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.
www.thefp.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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...
(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...
New profile pic thanks to @creepcaptain.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
New profile pic thanks to @creepcaptain.bsky.social
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
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...
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...
Where the Wild Things Aren't—Asterisk
We tell our children that weirdness is a blessing in disguise. That’s our fantasy, not theirs.
asteriskmag.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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