Socratic Dialogue

by / On September 4, 2020 / In APA (edition "APA 6"), Philosophy

Compose a nine-page dialogue in which Socrates applies critical thinking to someones conspiracy theory (which may be chosen by you for discussion; e.g., The CIA created the AIDS virus).
Socratic Dialogue Instructions: http://morec.com/socratic/socrates.pdf

Grading criteria: http://morec.com/socratic/

Dialogue sample and dialogue format: https://chinatxt.sitehost.iu.edu/Thought/Euthyphro.pdf

Example of a Socratic Dialogue: Platos Republic, Book I (see especially Discussion #3, pages 5-13): https://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl201/modules/Philosophers/Plato/republic_book_one.pdf

Videos for learning more about Socrates: http://morec.com/socratic/

About propaganda, disinformation, and conspiracy theories: https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2020/06/07/fake-news-disinformation-propoganda-truth-rhetoric-twitter-president-trump-ancient-greek-philosophers-socrates-plato-truth/ideas/essay/

Video about disinformation and conspiracy theories:https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=tR_6dibpDfo&feature=emb_title