Maieutics (My-oo-tics)

A brief look at the first of three common Socratic methods of Inquiry

The Death of Socrates, Jacques-Louis David (1787)

In last week’s post, I suggested 10 reasons for studying philosophy. The first reason in my list asserts that the ability to philosophize (to study or practice philosophy) is the mark of an educated mind. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, to be educated is to be brought up, reared, or instructed…