The Socratic Method
by Ward Farnsworth
A practitioner's handbook: elenchus, consistency, the Socratic ethics, with applications to argument and self-examination. Farnsworth's clearest book.
Read it if…
you want to use the Socratic method, not just admire it.
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Skip it if…
you want Plato's dialogues directly.
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Three things you will actually use
- Test for consistency.
- Question yourself first.
- Aporia is honest.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the elenchus.
Our verdict
Farnsworth on Socrates.
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