Socratic method

An Introduction to Philosophy (RLL style) Week 16 – Final Exam Week – Part 1: Introduction – Have you been practicing?

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No trick questions. No Scantron. Just: Have you been practicing? Philosophy was never meant to sit in your head like forgotten furniture. It’s meant to be lived, in how you speak, listen, recover, and think. It’s not about getting it right—it’s about showing up again tomorrow, every time you fall or miss, and trying again. Have you been practicing? The mat is still here.

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An Introduction to Philosophy (RLL style) Week 01 – Part 3: Why did they kill Socrates?

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History has never been kind to those who ask dangerous questions. Socrates knew this. So did every thinker who dared to challenge comfortable truths. The Socratic method isn’t about tearing things down for sport; it’s about holding a mirror steady and asking us to look again. Philosophy reminds us that growth often begins in discomfort, and that the most courageous questions are not the ones we ask the world, but the ones we finally ask ourselves.

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