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Questions About the Socratic Method


What does Socrates mean when he says that people do not learn?

Explain how Socrates uses the square to explain one of his arguments. What is his argument? How does the square prove it?

What does Socrates mean when he says that the boy is better off knowing his ignorance?

When does Socrates believe that the boy acquired the knowledge about math and sqaures? What does this mean?

What does this line of Socrates ("than we should have been if we indulged in the idle fancy that there was no knowing and no use in seeking to know what we do not know") mean?

Construct your own short version of a Socratic cross-examination that parallels the one in the text.  

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    Author: dpogreba   Version: 1.0   Last Edited By: dpogreba   Modified: 04 Apr 2008