Why did Socrates ask so many questions?

Socrates taught by asking questions, drawing out answers from his pupils to challenge the completeness and accuracy of their thinking.

Why are questions more important than answers in philosophy?

Briefly put, questions are more important than answers because questions seek to understand–to clarify and frame and evaluate while answers, at their best, are temporary responses whose relative quality can decay over time, needing to be reformed and remade and reevaluated as the world itself changes.

What did Socrates say about questions?

Socrates, the early Greek philosopher/teacher, believed that disciplined practice of thoughtful questioning enabled the student to examine ideas logically and to determine the validity of those ideas. In this technique, the teacher professes ignorance of the topic in order to engage in dialogue with the students.

Why does Socrates go around asking Athenians philosophical questions?

Oftentimes, the Socratic Method is used by asking people questions to help them draw their own conclusions. As Socrates liked to put it, knowledge comes from asking questions. One of the best ways to learn and grow your brain is through critical thinking, logic and reasoning.

Why are philosophical questions so difficult to answer?

Because philosophical questions are contestable and problematic, they require complex thinking to answer. The facts are not enough to provide answers, so we need to use our own reasoning, inquiry and judgment to arrive at an answer.

What is the most important reason to study philosophy?

The most important reason to study philosophy is that it is of enormous and enduring interest. All of us have to answer, for ourselves, the questions asked by philosophers.

What is philosophy and why does it matter?

Philosophy raises questions that address fundamental issues and beliefs and which require complex thinking rather than empirical research to answer.

Why don’t kids ask more “why” and “what if” questions?

Which may explain why kids—who start off asking endless “why” and “what if” questions—gradually ask fewer and fewer of them as they progress through grade school. This also came up in the Newsweekstory “The Creativity Crisis” (no longer linkable, alas) about signs of declining creativity among our school children.