I thought that the most interesting thing that we talked about in class today was Socratic Irony. I think that the way that Socrates learned was amazing. The fact that he was able to act dumber than he was and then learn from that was really interesting to me.
I think that if someone today were to "pull a Socrates" and go around a place like Daley Plaza and ask people questions would be seen of as a dumb person. If this person acted not as smart as they actually were people would also get annoyed with them. Today, people are too worried about being somewhere at a certain time and climbing the corporate ladder and making money. They don't take the time to "stop and smell the flowers." They need to take a break from their busy lives and just sit for a day and think about what life would be like if we didn't have everything that we have now. They should think about what it would be like to be Socrates in Ancient Greece acting dumber than he was, asking people questions.
I think that what Socrates did is a great way to learn. If you can observe how other people act you can learn about them. I think that, however, if I acted dumber than I was when I was in school in order to help me learn better it wouldn't get me very far. I wouldn't be able to do well on tests or quizzes or even in-class discussions because I was acting dumber that I was in order to learn more about the society that we live in.
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