# Socratic method dialogue Created On: 06-09-2023 10:47 am Up:: [[Socratism (MOC)]] Tags:: #note/evergreen🌲 Topics:: Related:: --- The [[Socratic method]], popularized by [[Socrates]] and [[Plato]] and at the foundation of [[Early Western Philosophy]] is a type of rhetoric that challenges... The idea here is that we should not debate, but but establish a dialogue... Where challenges are questions for **both** to solve, not just one. The purpose is exploration and truth finding, not argumentative debate. On the contrary, debates tend to between two parties where each side only represents a singular perspective in an effort to "win" out their idea **against** their own - with little intention to truly **persuading** or changing their mind. We should, certainly, always strive for Socratic dialogue where we're collectively discovering a topic in an effort to uncovering a morsel of philosophical truth...