Thursday, September 25, 2008
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The distinctive style in which Socrates teaches his pupils is both intriguing yet blindly ineffective on some levels. He is very open and comfortable with not being the most intelligent man in the room. He even mentions that he possesses human wisdom, not an all encompassing comprehension for the world and all its working. Instead of directing his students towards the correct answer, he instead guides them to walk down an internal path to discover the answer by themselves. Instead of stating his opinions for those around him to absorb, he simply tinkers and defies the preconceptions of those he talks with, helping them uncover motivations and rationalizations that they may have been too distracted or oblivious to realize initially. This is the fruit of his teaching, his ability to allow people to learn and grow. He does not preach or condemn, he just directs and questions. This dialectic style is one of the most famous characteristics of his method of teaching. He uses rationality and direction to guide the thoughts of his listeners to bring them to places they hadn't yet considered. This can also be shown as the hindrance of his methods. He never assists his students, nor does he openly illuminate the dark places in their mind they have completely neglected. He helps them rummage through their attics but never introduces anything entirely new. Although is an excellent guide, he isn’t much of a trail blazer.
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