Socratic Methods/prompts
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If you would like to practice Socratic Methods, choose a question from this list to begin with, or chose any other unsettled question that you are interested in exploring.
The Nature of Virtue[edit | edit source]
- What is virtue?
- What is civility?
- What is fidelity?
- What is wisdom?
- What is temperance?
- What is courage?
- What is justice?
- What is fairness?
- What is generosity?
- Is generosity a virtue?
- Why is generosity a virtue?
- What is compassion?
- What is mercy?
- Is mercy a virtue?
- Why is mercy a virtue?
- What is gratitude?
- What is humility?
- Who is humble?
- Is humility a weakness?
- What is simplicity?
- What is tolerance?
- Is tolerance strength?
- What is purity?
- What is gentleness?
- Is gentleness a virtue?
- What is good faith?
- What is truth?
- Is telling a lie ever better than telling the truth?
- What is humor?
- What is love?
- What is good?
The Nature of Aesthetics[edit | edit source]
- What is beauty?
- What is quality?
- What is poetry?
- What is passion?
The Nature of Truth[edit | edit source]
- What is truth?
- What is reality?
- What is faith?
- What is hope?
- Is faith the same as hope?
- What is epistemology?
- What is science?
- What are facts?
- What can we know?
- What can’t we know?
- Is faith a reliable epistemology?
- Is the scientific method a reliable epistemology?
Existential Concerns[edit | edit source]
- What gives life meaning?
- What matters?
- How can I live wisely?
- Who am I?
- What should I do?
- What is the most important thing I can do?
- What is the ugliest truth about life?
- What is the most beautiful truth about life?
- What makes a life worth living?
- What is the meaning of life?
Ethics and Morality[edit | edit source]
- What is morality?
- What is ethics?
- What is the basis for morality?
- How can I determine if I am acting ethically?
- Does evil exist?
- What is good?
- Is legal justice the same as moral justice?
- Would you rather be the king of hell or a citizen in paradise?
Also consider this list of moral issues.
Exploring Worldviews[edit | edit source]
The Wikiversity course Exploring Worldviews asks many questions that are useful as prompts. Most of the questions are in the lengthy assignment section of the course.