Keywords:
socratic method, teaching philosophy, technique, ethics, psychologyCopyright (c) 2012 C. Castro Faune
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Abstract
We critically approach the role which Martha Nussbaum assigns to the Socratic Method in founding her project for a liberal education. First, we describe the liberal educational program. Next, we analyze the definition and role of the Socratic method. Last, we analyze three arguments that sustain the project: the definition of irony, the doctrinal discontinuity of the dialogues, and the conception of Socrates as a supporter of democracy.
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