WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Socratic questioning (or Socratic maieutics) was named after Socrates. He used an educational method that focused on discovering answers by asking questions from his students.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Socratic approach to questioning is based on the practice of disciplined, thoughtful dialogue. 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Socrates was very famous for developing a mental model for seeking truth. He called it elenchos, but the common term for it is the Socratic method. It is about constantly asking questions to others and digging deeper into problems and thought experiments.

Detailed explanation-4: -Socrates did not have his own definition of truth, he only believed in questioning what others believed as truth. He believed that genuine knowledge came from discovering universal definitions of the key concepts, such as virtue, piety, good and evil, governing life.

Detailed explanation-5: -Published: Socrates taught by asking questions, drawing out answers from his pupils to challenge the completeness and accuracy of their thinking.