Socrates: Introduction to The Socratic Method Course by Historic Mentor
Grounded in the dialogues of Plato and the recollections of Xenophon, this course reconstructs the intellectual and civic world of 5th-century Athens and invites students to experience inquiry as Socrates practiced it — testing beliefs, uncovering hidden assumptions, and learning to distinguish genuine knowledge from confident ignorance.
Includes:
- Video Lectures
- Audio Recordings
- Downloadable Content
- Journaling Prompts
Intro to The Socratic Method Course Curriculum
Module I: The Mission of Socrates
Chapter 1: Who Was Socrates?
Chapter 2: The Life of Inquiry
- Video Lectures
- Audio Recordings
- Downloadable Content
- Journaling Prompts
Module II: The Structure of the Socratic Method
Chapter 3: Dialogue and the Search for Definition
Chapter 4: Irony and Ignorance
- Video Lectures
- Audio Recordings
- Downloadable Content
- Journaling Prompts
Module III: Virtue and Knowledge
Chapter 5: Virtue Is Knowledge
Chapter 6: Knowledge as Self-Knowledge
- Video Lectures
- Audio Recordings
- Downloadable Content
- Journaling Prompts
Module IV: Socratic Dialogue in Practice
Chapter 7: The Midwife of Ideas
Chapter 8: Dialectic and the Care of the Soul
- Video Lectures
- Audio Recordings
- Downloadable Content
- Journaling Prompts
Module V: Death and the Integrity of Thought
Chapter 9: Philosophy as Preparation for Death
Chapter 10: The Legacy of Questioning
- Video Lectures
- Audio Recordings
- Downloadable Content
- Journaling Prompts
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