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The Nature of the Socratic-Platonic Method

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  • Ma. Teresa Padilla
Ma. Teresa Padilla
Brigham Young University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v25i1.273

Published 2013-11-28

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Padilla, M. T. (2013). The Nature of the Socratic-Platonic Method. Tópicos, Revista De Filosofía, 25(1), 35–46. https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v25i1.273
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Abstract

The Socratic method has been frequently characterized as a method of refutation. In this paper I intend to demonstrate that the elenchus is more than that: dialogical examination leads to final conclusions on the question addressed; it sheds reasons that generate trust in the thesis defended; it
exhibits the ignorance on the matter in hand and, in consequence, awakes encourages awakens astonishment and curiosity, which are key elements to philosophize. Moreover, elenchus contains an ethical mission: to know oneself is an arduous task that can only happen if one's life is daily examined and, starting from self-knowledge, it is possible to determine what is necessary in order to improve as human beings.

 

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