Socratic Method

Part I of Essay
The Socratic Philosophy is basically a quest for the virtuous life; the main pillar of the Socratic thought is a virtuous life. Although, to his death, he did not offer any definition of a virtuous life--his life itself is the answer. The consists of the question and answ ....

Part II of Essay
.... Then, this world will be a good and peaceful place to live in. No one can talk us into these common, primary ideas. No lecture can plant these into our minds. They are already there. The task is to bring them out. Here discussion is vital. Speech is a sign of man's social nature, for we have tongues to communicate. But we also use words to make our own thoughts clear to ourselves. Without words we would be hard pressed to understand anything. Thinking is often characterized as an internal means because we make use of words even in our priva ....