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Socrates was known for asking questions that helped people examine their beliefs and assumptions. He often asked questions about virtues such as wisdom, courage, and justice, aiming to uncover contradictions or inconsistencies in the person's thinking. These questions were designed to stimulate critical thinking and self-reflection.
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Why did Socrates tell his students to ask questions?
Socrates believed that asking questions was necessary for critical thinking and self-discovery. By challenging assumptions and seeking knowledge through inquiry, students could develop a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them. Socrates viewed questioning as a path to wisdom and virtue.
What 3 questions did Socrates ask himself?
What is virtue and how can it be defined? How should one live a good life? What is the connection between knowledge and morality?
What kind of questions are who what where?
"Who" questions ask about people or identities, while "what" questions inquire about things or actions. "Where" questions seek information about locations.
What were Socrates' students forced to do when using the Socratic method?
Socrates' students were forced to engage in critical thinking, question their beliefs, and defend their arguments through a series of probing questions in order to arrive at deeper truths and understanding. This process aimed to challenge assumptions and promote self-discovery through intellectual inquiry.
Why is Socrates referred to as a gadfly in the apology?
Socrates kept asking questions. And asking, and asking, and asking. When those questions were answered, there were others. Eventually, these led to more questions that the Greeks didn't want to even ask, let alone answer. What is God, what is Art? how do we know? how do we know that we know? Socrates was able to reduce the most powerful to blubbering idiots through inquiry. (Think: annoying kid brother/sister, except in a cutting, biting, and superbly intelligent sort of way.)
Who is saddled with the responsibility of hiring and firing in an organisation?
not people that ask these types of questions
What types of people did bloody Mary burn?
Bloody Mary burns all the people that ask stupid questions like this
How did Socrates teach and what is this method called?
He taught his students how to think for themselves by arguing through problems they posed.This is a Dialectical method, which can be called the method of maieutics.
Why did Socrates tell his students to ask questions?
Socrates believed that asking questions was necessary for critical thinking and self-discovery. By challenging assumptions and seeking knowledge through inquiry, students could develop a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them. Socrates viewed questioning as a path to wisdom and virtue.
What is the negative connotation-of ask?
Some people think that only stupid people have to ask about things, because smart people should already know. To them asking has a negative connotation. Whereas, of course, the truth is that smart people ask about things whereas stupid people assume they already know. Socrates was the first person to say so, about 2300 years ago. Socrates was an incredibly smart person who asked questions constantly about things the people around him thought they knew (but didn't).
How do you get more questions on formspring?
Ask people to ask you more questions, or find one of those formspring people who do spam (ask many questions at once).
Why do people ask lame questions?
people ask lame questions because their bored and have nothing to do. so they think of lame questions to bother people. i know because my class acts like that. also because people run out of questions to ask so they sometimes ask not so smart questions
How do people ask you questions on Tumblr if i use nighnight theme?
People can ask you questions by going to 'your tumblr url'/ask. For example, 'johnsmith.tumblr.com/ask'. If that page is blank you will need to go into your blog settings and choose 'allow followers to ask questions'. This will allow people to ask you questions on your tumblr blog.
What 3 questions did Socrates ask himself?
What is virtue and how can it be defined? How should one live a good life? What is the connection between knowledge and morality?
What type of questions can you ask to the cause of starvation?
As in what types of questions can you ask to the cause of starvation to someone with an eating disorder or another topic?
Who taught people to ask questions?
I don't know that people needed to be taught to ask questions. I think it comes to them naturally.
What kinds of questions do people ask?
All sorts of questions.
