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Socratic Teaching and Socratic Method

Thomas C. Brickhouse, Nicholas D. Smith

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Abstract This article offers a nuanced account of Socratic teaching and Socratic method. It discusses Socrates' reasons for disclaiming being a teacher and denying that anyone ever learned from him. It mentions some instances of Socrates' profession of ignorance and suggests that the teaching profession played a strategic role that has led some scholars to doubt Socrates' sincerity. It analyses three Platonic versions of Socratic philosophizing and identifies modern applications of the Socratic method of teaching.

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Key concepts: Socratic method, SOCRATES, Sincerity, Socratic questioning, Ignorance, Epistemology, Philosophy, Sophist