Man 1, reading:
“So Camus said that the struggle itself is enough to fill a mans heart…”
Man 2, questioning:
“Isn’t Philosophy kind of useless though?”
“I’m sorry?”
“I just think that it’s a waste of time. Pondering about the world. What’s the point?”
“Why do you think it’s a waste of time?”
“Because, you can’t do anything with it. Unlike other subjects like math or science or engineering-”
“So you think that something is only valuable if it’s useful?”
“Well, yeah.”
“That’s an interesting philosophy.”
“Thank you— wait, no, I don’t have a-”
“So you’re a pragmatist? I respect that.”
“No, look, that doesn’t count.”
“What do you mean?”
“What I’m trying to say is that you can have a philosophy, that’s fine. But talking about philosophy, studying philosophy, that’s a waste of time”
“Ok, right, so you think that philosophy is best acted out.”
“Exactly”
“Actions speak louder than words.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
“Hypothetically, if someone were to be acting incorrectly, do you think it would be worth talking to them about it?”
“I mean, yea, I guess”
“Like if someone were doing something useless, do you think it would be worth telling them?”
“Yeah, like I told you that philosophy is useless!”
“Right, because you know that talking about the world, and thinking about it, is a useful thing to do.”
“Right. Wait-”
The Socratic Method is question driven inquiry method. It can often be used to break down pre-existing biases. It’s main use is to find contradictions.
Why you believe something is much more important than what you believe in.