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An AI reconstruction of the Socratic method — built for the curious, the doubting, and those who believe that examined thinking is worth the effort.
SocratesQ is an AI reconstruction of the Socratic method — the practice of examining ideas through questions rather than answering them away. It was built as the public doorway to the Forum of Minds, and as an attempt to make one of humanity’s oldest traditions of inquiry available to anyone with a question worth examining.
Athens, 470 BCE. A stonemason’s son who claimed to know nothing, asked questions of everyone, charged nothing, and changed everything. If you want to understand the man behind this project — who he was, what he actually did in the agora, and why it still matters — there is a longer history waiting.
The Socratic Method — a Historical View →SocratesQ is built by the founders of the Forum of Minds — Svetlana Stolyarova and Dr. Anna Kondratova. Svetlana is a philosopher by training, a presenter of world-class classical music events in Cleveland, and a long-standing builder of cultural communities. Anna is a scholar and artistic director whose work sits at the intersection of music, philosophy, and intellectual life.
The Forum of Minds grew from a shared conviction: that the great philosophical tradition is not a museum exhibit but a living conversation — and that the right technology, handled with care, can keep that conversation going.
Beyond SocratesQ lies the Forum of Minds — a modern Republic of Letters where questions raised in dialogue may find their way before a council of AI-reconstructed philosophers. A place for serious intellectual inquiry, built for those who believe that examined thinking is worth the effort.
Explore the Forum of Minds →For questions about your account, technical concerns, or anything else, use the Help button inside the app — it can sort out most things on the spot, and pass your message to a person if you still need us. We read every message that comes through.