The thinker's guide to the art of Socratic questioning /
Art of Socratic questioning
by Richard Paul and Linda Elder.
- Dillon Beach, Calif. : Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2006.
- 96 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
"Based on critical thinking concepts & tools."
Includes bibliographical references.
Taxonomy of Socratic questions based in critical thinking concepts -- Socratic questioning transcripts -- Mechanics of Socratic questioning -- Role of questions in teaching, thinking, and learning -- Socrates, the Socratic method, and critical thinking -- Appendices: Patterns in teaching that incorporate Socratic dialogue -- Analyzed transcript of a Socratic dialogue from Plato's euthyphro -- More on Socrates.
Focuses on the mechanics of Socratic dialogue, on the conceptual tools that critical thinking brings to Socratic dialogue, and on the importance of questioning in cultivating the disciplined mind. --from publisher description