This chapter delves into the use of Socratic method in Street Epistemology to examine and refine concepts like courage and faith. Through engaging dialogues, contradictions are unearthed, leading to deeper understanding and critical reflection. The discussion emphasizes the importance of questioning assumptions and beliefs to reach more coherent and thoughtful conclusions.
In this episode, I speak with Anthony Magnabosco a founder and the current Executive Director of the nonprofit Street Epistemology International, an educational organization that is committed to addressing dysfunction in public and private discourse by encouraging rationality through civil conversation. Anthony has been involved with Street Epistemology since 2013, and has given dozens of talks and workshops at conferences and events domestically and internationally. Many of his conversations have been uploaded to YouTube and demonstrate how Street Epistemology can be applied to a variety of claims including ones that are spiritual, political, or societal.
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Highlights
* What is Street Epistemology?
* What have you learned from your experience of using Street Epistemology?
* How do you think it relates to the original Socratic Method?
* How might it relate to psychotherapy?
* Do you think Street Epistemology has any therapeutic potential?
* What do you think of variations of Street Epistemology like Hidden Claim or the Spectrum SE we see Peter Boghossian doing?
* What do you think the future holds for the method?
Links
* Street Epistemology website
* Anthony Magnabosco YouTube
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