Portrait of Socrates

No. 93 · Coaching Legends

Socrates

Philosophy & Teaching

Questioning as a method of learning

Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher known primarily through accounts by others, including Plato and Xenophon. He used questioning to examine beliefs, definitions and the reasons behind a person's views. This tradition of disciplined inquiry has influenced education and later approaches to dialogue, including the reflective questioning used in coaching.

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