Socratic questioning
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Socratic questioning is disciplined questioning that can be used to pursue thought in many directions and for many purposes, including: to explore complex ideas, to get to the truth of things, to open up issues and problems, to uncover assumptions, to analyze concepts, to distinguish what we know from what we don't know, and to follow out logical implications of thought. The key to distinguishing Socratic questioning from questioning per se is that Socratic questioning is systematic, disciplined, and deep, and usually focuses on fundamental concepts, principles, theories, issues, or problems.
Socratic questioning is referred to in teaching, and has gained currency as a concept in education particularly in the past two decades.Template:Citation needed Teachers, students, or indeed anyone interested in probing thinking at a deep level can and should construct Socratic questions and engage in these questions.
See also
- Socratic method, broader set of techniques, of which questioning is just a part.
- Socratic dialogue, a literary genre, not directly related.
- Critical thinking
- Intellectual virtue
