Category: Evolution of Philosophy

  • Influence of Socrates on Modern Critical Thinking

    Influence of Socrates on Modern Critical Thinking

    Socrates Critical Thinking: Origins of a Method Socrates didn’t write books. He didn’t build a school. Yet more than two millennia later, his legacy thrives in classrooms, courtrooms, and public debates. Why? Because Socrates didn’t just teach people what to think—he taught them how. The Socratic method, or elenchus, laid the foundation for critical thinking…