Socrates

Part I of Essay
was an ancient Greek thinker whose work proves a major turning point in Western Philosophy. He invented a method of teaching by asking questions, which was called the Socratic method. This method searched for definitions and turned Philosophy from the study of how things ....

Part II of Essay
.... who thought he knew what justice or courage was. Under this questioning it became clear that neither of them knew. They would then cooperate on a new idea where would make interrogatory suggestions that were either accepted or rejected by his friend. Finding a solution always failed, but they would continue to search for one whenever possible. For knowledge was not accepting a second hand opinion, but personal achievement gained through continuous self-criticism. Philosophy involved not learning the answers but searching for them. T ....