Socrates is well known for using questions as a technology and a method of reasoning.
He saw his task as helping people to “give birth” to new insights, since it was his conviction that real understanding must come from within.
Socrates was of the view that everybody can grasp philosophical truths, if they just use their innate reason and sound questioning was his tool of choice.
In that spirit, I present to you a series of questions which will challenge you to think, force you to test assumptions, and help you to initiate change in your life.
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He saw his task as helping people to “give birth” to new insights, since it was his conviction that real understanding must come from within.<\/p>\n
Socrates was of the view that everybody can grasp philosophical truths, if they just use their innate reason and sound questioning was his tool of choice.<\/p>\n
In that spirit, I present to you a series of questions which will challenge you to think, force you to test assumptions, and help you to initiate change in your life.
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