The Socratic Method

To this day, many gifted teachers use the Socratic method to lead their students into greater understanding. In this brief clip, R.C. Sproul considers how the ancient philosopher Socrates can help us think more deeply today.

[Trudragon]

“I know nothing except the fact of my own ignorance”. Amazing how much incite and the birth of new ideals and realizations can come to light by just asking questions.

[Sir.Black.]

Teaching the Socratic method using modern teaching techniques of just explaining concepts is the most retrogressive thing I've ever seen.

[sandro-nigris]

Great professor! Very knowledgeable. I loved the video!

[vladip]

Most of the time we don’t know that we don’t know what we need to know. That’s why we are ignorant and even then we don’t know that we are ignorant and we are not looking for wisdom.

[Corruptedd]

This proffessor is awesome, making a boring topic interesting & fun, clearly a genius who is spreading his knowledge to inferior peasants. This man deserves a Nobel peace prize.

[vanislescotty]

There is a certain delightful irony when a monologue is used to explain the Socratic method of learning. If Socrates was teaching on what a monologue is, would he have used questions?

[morrisknowles]

Socrates sells sea shells by the sea shore?

[fulfillmenttheory]

Good summary of the Socratic method. Ironically, if used properly towards a person of faith, they'd be left scratching their head as to why they believe what they do.

[SuccessMindset]

Socrates asking a simple question then more specific question based on an answer and another question and kept giving such questions untill a logical conclusion is archived by a person who is being asked

[alternateanalysis]

If we could get beyond the infantile internet stage of "know-it-all's", the world might benefit from true dialog.

[jonnyholmberg]

Well said, Sir. Now can you please teach this to Mr. Trump?

[predjee]

is this whole lecture somewhere to watch?!

[Logos-Nomos]

Socrates was a humanist, pagan like all other classical "apologists."