2006-10-21 04:00:11 · 11 answers · asked by hmbn 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
What I mean to say, is given his philosophy on questioning (the Socratic method if memory serves me correct) how would he feel about a website that allows asking questions?
2006-10-21 04:06:16 · update #1
Socrates liked to ask one question after another, to challenge his students and to see where their thinking took them. He seldom laid out any truths of his own. I don't think he would like the one-question, then wait a long time for a dozen know-it-alls to pronounce their self-important wisdom. The lag between questions and the flightiness of the answerers would be too great to suit him.
2006-10-21 04:56:17 · answer #1 · answered by David S 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think he's want to spend much time on such a site. He would quickly lose patience with the sheer amount of rubbish posted here.
Also, someone mentioned the format would displease him. I think that's right. The one question - one answer format would not suit the Socratic method. The idea is to find what's wrong with the answer.
2006-10-21 13:07:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no socratic dialogue here, no interchange-- it's simply spam. Socrates would see bickering women and slavish droves of peurile minds and leave.
What person here is noble enough to address a real philosopher?
Maybe 5 of thousands. Must we sift through you all to make room for our tete a tete? Or would you be so kind as to keep your brawny mouths closed while you till our fields.
2006-10-21 21:17:55 · answer #3 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the Socratic method is interactive, I think he'd find it frustrating. What I'm sure he'd go for though is a live chat-room.
2006-10-21 11:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by Jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be too speculative to think about it.... I feel it fair to think of what a person would feel, only if the person , in my assessment is about the same as my level of perception, .... and to me I am no where near Socrates, who is the peak of wisdom !
2006-10-21 11:04:08 · answer #5 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think after pondering the idea of a forum that allowed questions he may not like this site
2006-10-21 11:18:06 · answer #6 · answered by ann c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question, Hambone. He would like it because of the nature of the question and multi-response format, I think, BUT he would despair about the general level of the most of the questions...
2006-10-21 12:05:48 · answer #7 · answered by bot_parody 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he wuld b having a ball answering all the possible questns ! since he knew too much !
2006-10-21 13:06:54 · answer #8 · answered by beetle_jooce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he would join, answering each question with "Maybe... ;)"
2006-10-21 11:05:05 · answer #9 · answered by strawberri_sheep 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wonder what avatar he would choose...
2006-10-21 11:10:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋