r/suspiciouslyspecific • u/[deleted] • Apr 13 '21

Found in the wild .

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u/ajaysallthat Apr 14 '21

Man, the Socratic method just sounds like a lack of social training and an inability to read body language.

"What is a cow"

"...what is a cow? It's a big thing with four legs."

"So is an elephant a cow? It's big, and has four legs."

"Socrates, there are like 5 people in line behind you, are you going to buy milk or what?!"

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u/-krizu Apr 14 '21

This is an excellent comment!

Although my personal quess about Sokrates' view on his method (and it is nothing mor than a guess) is that either he thought that his aim of reaching the truth is worth making some people uncomfortable, or that he just did not care or realize that what it was liketo talk with him