The barefoot ‘gadfly’: Vijay Tankha’s new book brings the baffling, maddening Socrates back to life

Barefoot, ugly, and infuriating, Socrates lived as remarkably as he died. Vijay Tankha’s Socrates: The Barefoot Philosopher reconstructs the gadfly of Athens through the colorful, conflicting accounts of those who knew him best.

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