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The Socratic method : a practitioner's handbook /
- Title
- The Socratic method : a practitioner's handbook / Ward Farnsworth.
- Author
- Farnsworth, Ward, 1967-
- Publication
- Boston : Godine, 2021.
- ©2021
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 22-715 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- xv, 243 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The Socratic method is one of the timeless inventions of the ancient world. It is a path to wisdom and a way to think more intelligently about questions large or small. It is a technique for teaching others and for talking to yourself. It is an antidote to stupidity, to irrationality, and to social media. It is easy to understand but challenging to master. It is useful for everyone. This book explains the Socratic method in detail: what it is, where it came from, and how to carry it out. The chapters teach the elements of the method step by step with examples from Plato's dialogues. They illustrate how to create Socratic questions of your own. They show how the teachings of Socrates produced the philosophies of Stoicism and Skepticism. The book also explains how the Socratic method can be put to work in the classroom, and it offers Socratic rules of engagement for talking about politics and other hard things. The Socratic Method is a complete guide to the practical use of a great idea"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-243).
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The Socratic Problem -- 2. Method vs. Doctrine -- 3. Elements of the Method -- 4. The Socratic Function -- 5. Question and Answer -- 6. The Elenchus -- 7. Consistency -- 8. Systole and Diastole -- 9. Analogies -- 10. Socratic Rules for Dialogue -- 11. Ignorance -- 12. Aporia -- 13. Socratic Goods -- 14. Socratic Ethics -- 15. Socrates and the Stoics -- 16. Socrates and the Skeptics -- 17. Finding Principles -- 18. Testing Principles.
- Call Number
- JFE 22-715
- ISBN
- 9781567926859
- 1567926851
- LCCN
- 2021010784
- OCLC
- 1233164003
- Author
- Farnsworth, Ward, 1967- author.
- Title
- The Socratic method : a practitioner's handbook / Ward Farnsworth.
- Publisher
- Boston : Godine, 2021.
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-243).
- Other Form:
- Online version: Farnsworth, Ward, 1967- The Socratic method Boston : Godine, 2021 9781567926866 (DLC) 2021010785
- Research Call Number
- JFE 22-715