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Socratic methodMethod 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The keynote talks cover the death of the so-called Socratic Elenchus and studying Plato and Platonism together. Socrates developed this elenchus as a "means to examine, is a test, then, of the interlocutor's character, and successful elenchus entails moral reform. |
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