Learn How to use the Socratic Method

Complete our brief online course to enhance your thinking skills

Donald J. Robertson

Aug 24, 2023

Cross-post from Plato's Academy Centre Newsletter

Completely free of charge, my popular short online course on how to do the Socratic Method, courtesy of the Plato's Academy Centre, now in audio as well as text format. Enjoy! -

Donald J. Robertson

You’ve probably heard about the Socratic Method and how important it is in the history of Western philosophy. Have you learned how to put it into practice, though?

We’ve designed six lessons, forming a free-of-charge course in the Socratic Method, exclusively for you, our Plato’s Academy Centre subscribers. Each lesson has been recorded so you can choose whether to listen to the audio or read the article on which it’s based. Please share this link with any friends whom you think may benefit from learning about Socratic questioning and how to think like an ancient Greek philosopher!

The Six Lessons

The Bonus Lesson

If you enjoyed our course on the Socratic Method you may also like to read the article below.

How to Learn the Socratic Method

The Plato's Academy Centre and Donald J. Robertson

December 29, 2022

Listen now (14 mins) | In this podcast, Donald describes a simple method for learning, or teaching, the Socratic Method, originally used by Socrates, with lots of examples. How the two-column technique is used in cognitive therapy today The original two-column method used by Socrates

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