The Socratic Method: A Practitioner's Handbook

by Ward Farnsworth

Book Overview

"Remarkable."--Wall Street Journal

A thinking person's guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy to grasp yet challenging to master, the method will change the way you think about life's big questions. "A wonderful book."--Rebecca Goldstein, author of Plato at the Googleplex.

About 2,500 years ago, Plato...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567926851
• ISBN13: 9781567926859
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

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This is the best description of how to use the Socratic method, and it presents different facts I had never heard before. It is a wonderful book. I ordered both the audio and the paper copy