A Second Helping of Socratic Seminar

Part 2 of our Socratic seminar, which quickly turned into an open class lecture. 

Here's what I was able to capture:

• Arguments are a way to search for the truth
• A Right is something that other people must honor
• Example: having a right to cross the street safely
• One person's right creates another person's obligation
• Saying "I am entitled to my opinion"
• doesn't get us closer to the truth (ends the conversation)
• one person having an opinion doesn't require another person to do/feel anything
• "an opinion is functionally worthless until someone else 'adopts' it"

• En Loco Parenti
• "in the place of a parent"
• Syllogism
• simplest form of outgoing

• Judgement becomes hugely important