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Socratic method
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Socratic method

Method of teaching used by Socrates, in which he aimed to guide pupils to clear thinking on ethics and politics by asking questions and then exposing their inconsistencies in cross-examination. This method was effective against the sophists.



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Afua Cooper in her book "The Hanging of Angelique" (2006) addresses the English population and engages us in a Socratic debate to show that, contrary to Trudel and other writers on the matter, that Angelique set the fire for revenge, not for love.
Kaplan and Bernays even take a position on the Socratic debate in ``Cratylus,'' insofar as they insist that, whether natural or arbitrary, one's name becomes essential to one's identity.
Afua Cooper in her book "The Hanging of Angelique" (2006) addresses the English population and engages us in a Socratic debate show that contrary to Trudel and other writers on the matter that Angelique set the fire for revenge, not for tore.
 
 
 
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