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c. 470 – 399 BC
The Socratic Method
Born from Socrates' practice of relentless questioning, the dialectic method treats philosophy as intellectual midwifery — drawing truth from others by exposing contradictions in their beliefs. Virtue, self-knowledge, and the examined life are its central preoccupations.
Core Ideas
Philosophical inquiry as dialogue and questioning (elenchus)
Virtue is knowledge; wrongdoing is a form of ignorance
The unexamined life is not worth living
True wisdom begins in recognising what you do not know
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