Using examples from Euthyphro, explain the two types of ignorance that the Socratic Method is designed to expose, and why many think this method is one of the greatest achievements in the history of thought.
In the Apology, Socrates relates the story of how the Oracle of Delphi responded to the question, “Who is the wisest person in Athens.” She replied that “Socrates is the wisest person in Athens,” which he found to be paradoxical insofar as he thought he was not wise because he was ignorant of many […]