From Darkness to Light: Getting out of Plato's Cave and Becoming Conscious

Socrates, Plato’s master, taught his disciple the very art of Maieutics, which Plato later knew how to use to best effect in his philosophical dialogues. Few people nowadays tend to remember that maieutiké in ancient Greek literally means “midwifery”. Indeed, this method, in Socrates’ intentions, was intended to embody an action similar to that of the midwife. That’s why he did not pretend to teach anything, let alone put truths into people’s minds. He meant, if anything, to lead people to ...