socratic dialouge

Student: It is a painful thing To look at you own trouble and know That you yourself and no one else has made it. Socrates: What is pain? Student: It is an unpleasant sensation occurring in varying degrees of severity as a consequence of injury, disease, or emotional disorder. Socrates: Define trouble. Student: A state of distress, affliction, danger, or need. Socrates: What would cause trouble? Student: Anything can, for example. You can cause yourself …

…impurities in skiing. Socrates: How is this bad? Student: Denial does not leave any room for growth. If I said that trick is a little over my ability level and I need to go up and try it again. I am learning. Socrates: I now see what the moral is behind the statement. Do you have a better understanding of the statement? Student: Yes, I now have a better understanding of the statement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**