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Socratic method and intuition are two ways of knowing commonly thought as opposed. The author shows how both ways of knowing can be linked in an education that has philosophy as its armature.
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An earlier version of this paper was presented at theWays of Knowing conference at Appalachian State University, and published in the proceedings of that conference. Lee S. Shulman's helpful comments at that time led to this revised version. I would like to thank Jim Garrison for comments and conversation on this topic. Any errors remain my own.
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Rud, A.G. Intuition and the socratic method: Two opposed ways of knowing?. Stud Philos Educ 13, 65–75 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01074086
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