One of the key distinctions between college and law school is the way classes are taught, and legal education experts say aspiring lawyers need to mentally prepare themselves for the intensity of a ...

The Death of Socrates, by Jacques-Louis David (1787). Source: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain The story goes that Socrates had a characterful friend called Chaerephon who went to Delphi and boldly ...

Robert D. Dinerstein is a professor of law and the director of the clinical program at American University's Washington College of Law. December 15, 2011 Unlike Mark Antony, I come neither to bury the ...

Amanda C. Pustilnik is an assistant professor of law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She teaches criminal law, evidence, and law and neuroscience. Updated December 16, ...

Life seems upside down these days. Politicians choose their voters by redistricting, universities their missions by giving in to government demands, some newspapers and media networks follow the paths ...

Whether shepherding Plato through deep philosophical exercises or pondering life’s fundamental mysteries with Bill and Ted, Socrates’ preferred teaching method involved posing challenging questions to ...

The Fred Friendly Seminars are based on the Socratic Method. Local discussion groups can use the same method to explore the lessons of DISCONNECTED: Politics, the Press and the Public. The Socratic ...