Philosophy

Throughout history, philosophers have been like map makers. They can point out directions in which to go, but you have to do the traveling on your own to find your destination. And, as Socrates explained (or rather, as Plato did) "Genuine learning requires an active learner. Therefore, all learning is either unaided discovery or aided discovery" (Jacobson 1999 5). What the Socratic method opens up for a student is that one should not "assume that you are always asking questions for which you have the answers" (Jacobson 1999 5). In other words, Socrates opens up an unknown world of ideas by explaining that it is all right NOT to

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