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People will fight you, too. As in, you ask a question and they will refuse to answer it in any way that might be perceived as advancing your point. You need t
by diminoten 12y ago
People will fight you, too. As in, you ask a question and they will refuse to answer it in any way that might be perceived as advancing your point.
You need two willing participants, otherwise it's a) annoying and b) immensely difficult. The only way I've been able to execute the socratic method against an unwilling/unwitting person is to basically corner them with questions, and people hate that. It's also difficult to craft the perfect question that a person can't weasel out of.
- rgarlikov 12y agoThere IS a difference between using the method to teach a receptive learner who wants to understand the logic of the topic, and using it to try to change someone's mind. Socrates did make many enemies because he was often trying to change people's minds about strong beliefs they held dear. People tend not to like that and to resist any logic that leads to a contradiction of their beliefs. But that is true even if you present your case as an article, essay, or lecture that has no questions.