[philwelch]

I don't think you understood my comment.

The "Socratic method" as a teaching tool is one thing, and I actually rather like it.

The actual method Socrates uses in the Socratic dialogues is something similar, but less constructive. Basically he asks someone the meaning of "justice" or something, and then uses questions to demonstrate all the flaws in the proffered meaning of "justice". At the end, all you're left with is not a better meaning of "justice", but just the sense that what you had to begin with doesn't work.

[billswift]

While I have heard that called "the Socratic method" it actually isn't; I agree that is an excellent form of tutoring, but it is better thought of as a type of "hinting" with leading questions being a kind of hint.