The Socratic Method Of Education And Study Philosophy

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1. Explain some of the benefits a student may gain by studying philosophy.

The word philosophy means "the love of wisdom." Philosophy teaches students to be happy, how to have a meaningful life and how to know the truth. Some of the benefits students may gain from studying philosophy are to develop the ability to think, reason, and evaluate ideas all while also using critical thinking.

2. Explain the Socratic Method of Teaching. Is this a useful way for students to learn?

The Socratic Method of Teaching develops critical thinking and involves giving students questions but not answers. It's also one of the oldest and powerful methods of teaching. It involves inquiry, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of thoughts and ideas. Engaging …show more content…

He stated "To get to the nature of Being, understand number." This is why he created his famous theorem that we use in math classes all over the world. His theory is verifiable, impossible to falsify more like a statement.

10. Explain Aristotle’s 4 causes.

Aristotle believed that with these four questions we can get closer to reality. The Four Causes are: What is it? What is it made of? How was it made or who made it? and What is it for? When I see these questions, I think of the process that goes through my head when I first see something I don’t recognize or I'm trying to solve. Aristotle's four causes are the basis of today's scientific method. Those questions and the fact that we can use our reason to find the answer also became the blueprints for St. Thomas Aquinas a philosopher and theologian who followed Aristotle.

11. Compare and contrast rationalism and empiricism.

Epistemic theories attempt to explain the various ways we can arrive at knowledge. The two methods are rationalism and empiricism. Rationalism is a method of acquiring knowledge by means of logic and reason. While empiricism is a method of acquiring knowledge by means of observation, inquiry, and experience. They're similar because they're both ways of acquiring knowledge and they're different because we use different because we use different methods to acquire

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