To every received truth there are exceptions. For example, it is often said that you can’t judge a book by its cover. But in the case of “The Socratic Method,” you can. Written by Ward ...

That’s partly because the books are so challenging (“A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian” by Marina Lewycka?) and partly because our leader, Rachel Jacobsohn, uses the Socratic method ...

Key points In a new book, Agnes Callard shows how the Socratic Method can be used to examine fundamental life issues. Socrates claimed that the object of a total, unconditional acceptance of love ...

Of course, this method comes with a warning: you might need to change your mind. What’s the Socratic method? It’s everyday ethics: basically a pursuit of truth through relentless questioning.

The problem is that the Socratic method, as it is currently used in law schools, teaches deriving doctrine from cases and understanding that doctrine, not critical thinking.

He’s quoted frequently in Bob Woodward’s scathing book about President Donald Trump — using harsh language for Trump’s “nasty and bloody” White House — but former chief of staff ...