The Socratic Method

Train your Mind to Improve itself

What you'll learn
Learn what The Socratic Method is and what it is for
Learn to use The Socratic Method to challenge and shape your own ideas
Learn to use The Socratic Method to help improve the thinking of other people
Learn what is expected of a good user of the method and what kind of attitude such a person should have
Requirements
None
Description
This course will teach you how to use The Socratic Method. Once you finish this course, you we be able to correct your own thinking; be able to make your thoughts clearer to yourself and ensure that they are consistent.The Socratic Method itself is attributed to Socrates: The Grandfather of Western Philosophy. In this figure, we saw a man who humbly pursued truth for its own sake and who had the wisdom to know the limits of his own knowledge, recognising that he always had something to learn.The Method is an approach to thinking and dialogue. It uses reason and proceeds using questions to challenge principles and beliefs. Unlike other methods of enquiry, one does not seek to lecture or impart their knowledge by using the method. Instead, it is use to invite true and understanding out of the person we are speaking to (even if that person is ourself).The idea is to use questions to examine different parts of one's beliefs, from the nature and principles of our beliefs to the evidence we have to support them to the ways in which they support one-another. Throughout all of these, errors and inconsistencies can be lurking and good use of The Socratic Method can iron-out these discrepancies, leading our mind to become harmonious with itself.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Core Tenets

Lecture 2 Core Tenets

Lecture 3 Background

Section 3: General Tenets

Lecture 4 Definitions

Lecture 5 Reason

Lecture 6 Agreement

Lecture 7 Questions

Lecture 8 Virtue and Character

Lecture 9 A Progression

Lecture 10 Creativity

Section 4: Conclusion

Lecture 11 Conclusion

This course is for anyone