The four principles of Socratic dialogue: 1. Truth is the goal 2. Be willing to be refuted 3. Listen (observe silence) 4. Question

SOCRATES’ TRIPLE FILTER TEST Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Diogenes?” “Wait a moment,” Socrates replied. “Before you tell me, I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter Test.” “Triple filter?” asked the acquaintance. “That’s right,” Socrates continued. “Before you talk to me about Diogenes, let’s take a moment to filter what you’re going to say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made abso- lutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?” “No,” the man said. “Actually I just heard about it.” “All right,” said Socrates. “So you don’t really know if it’s true or not. Now let’s try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about Diogenes something good?” “No, on the contrary...” “So,” Socrates continued. “You want to tell me something about Diogenes that may be bad, even though you’re not certain it’s true?” The man shrugged, a little embarrassed. Socrates continued. “You may still pass the test though, because there is a third filter, the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about Diogenes going to be useful to me?” “No, not really.” “Well,” concluded Socrates, “if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me or anyone at all?” The man was bewildered and ashamed. This is an example of why Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high es- teem. Too bad more people don’t utilize the test today.

These skills should be taught in the education system... beginning very young and reinforced every year.

This is one of the best TEDTALKS..Thank you Sira

I am a coach now, and I promised that I been practicing all the socratic concepts that she mentions and those ideas have been beneficial for me and this talk is really awesome.

Very profound! It's a matter of better listening to each other

What a beautiful person, love her...

Of all the Ted talks I have listened to, this is the best so far. Because, it hits upon some basic fundamental precepts that are absolutely necessary in order to build a correct understanding of absolutely anything. Without a proper foundation one builds upon the shifting sands of time, which results in entropy. Most students of philosophy don't understand that Western philosophy didn't BEGIN with Socrates; it actually CULMINATED with Socrates! And I authored a book that explains how I know this to be true....with help from Socrates!

Dialogue is about sharing different perspectives to broaden understanding, it takes keeping our mind open and curious even when someone saying very contrarian views or expressing feelings that makes one anxious; it does take a different mindset and practice than debate .

I thought she'd teach how to dialogue but this talk of why to dialogue has been equally useful. thank you

I think after hearing this presentation and scrolling thorough the comments listening to people inputs on the matter. This is what you call dialogue rather you agree to disagree. Amazing!

I'm impressed, by how she seemed very engaging, by simply using some hand gestures to complement her monologue on why we should engage in Socratic dialogue more often.

very profound idea explained simply..thanks

Great talk! Food for thought for sure!

Top contender as one of the best Ted Talks Ive ever watched. I've thought a lot about all the major points she spoke about and everything just clicked in my head. So glad I watched this.

Some very good advice, nicely presented, by a person who cares. Well done!

Great and inspired talk - should be mandatory listening for all

Dialoguing: purposeful, guided, and constructive.

This was really a awesome session, you are that new born to teach the new born something new and make the world better place

Great concluding call to action. Do I? Do I want to make the world a better place? Do you?

Wonderful talk. Thank you.

The point of dialogue is to reach a common end to counter ways of thinking, which means compromising a belief or conviction that one holds. The main beliefs among us are Spiritual and those convictions aren't usually compromised.

Excellent Ted Talk, many thanks!

Very good TeldTalk, thanks Sira

Still very relevant now. Probably more so. Great topic. Great presentation.

Gracias!!!

She is AMAZING

Outstanding!!!

Thank you very much.

this is a good talk about listening to each other to get a good understanding of the matter , she is making a point o if if someone says something and you just dont pay close attention for whatever the reason, we cannit say that a real dialogue took place, also if a politician gives an speech l mean a goid politician he does not need alot the audience to interact with him because he already has a plan or agenda or a written speech ,so he wll talk but not to debate or clarfy his ideas but just to let others what he will do on behave of a group, in here he does not need to dialogue ,a socratic dialogue comes ib handy when you have to interact but she git to make her point

YES!, programmed to compete, however how much competition do you see in nature? Dialog unites and reunites, so Socrates was stopped from freely giving the people the metaphysical tools to unite. As they will at some point, find themselves and their true relationships within a unified whole. Language IS magic.

very relevant for today

Great talk.

great!

Absolutely love this. But why are the philosophers not gonna be powerful? Smoeone should do a atalk about how it is exactly philosophers who should have the power. Plato said it himself with the idea of the philosopher-king, and this world much needs them.

❤❤well done

Why has this great talk had only 4,621 views nearly a year after it was posted?

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I suggest the tv show Mindhunter. The show uses this type of dialog a lot I believe.

I think in the end she lost the main idea of this presentation. The idea that we forgot (or never knew) how to correctly speak with each other is interesting. Especially, I like her comparison between the style of thinking of business people and philosophers. Nowadays, the winner is who speaks louder and more confident. It remembers me a situation 2500 years ago in Greece, when sophists manipulated people by the knowledge of rhetoric and arguing. Socrates was agains sophists' methods. He supported a dialog as the tool to find a real truth. That's when and how a DEMOCRACY was born!

People cannot think quick enough to do what you are asking. I often hear something that sounds like it crushes my logic but when I take a few minutes and think it all through I realize the other persons argument may have sounded great but that it does not actually follow. So people typically come prepared to defend their beliefs unless it gets absolutely crushed because chances are even if the opponent wins the argument they did not truly win on paper if we were to compare logic. A lot of people use analogous reasoning to trick people. I do think we need to challenge our beliefs but I don't know if public dialogue is the place to do that just for the integrity of the actual argument because the better one may not actually convince people. Great speaker though

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We require more development of the skills to dialogue, which involve creating confidence, being active listening and being a functional conversationalist. Thanks Sira Abenoza for enriching the conversational ideas, I would love your opinion about the book ZAPES PARA DIALOGAR, of which I am the author. Congratulations.

Few people even understand the difference between Discussion, Debate and Dialogue

We are inculcated by the culture into which we are born. We are not a tabula rasa, beyond the first moment of consciousness. To shed a frame of reference, we have to consciously or subconsciously adapt to another. How can we truly evaluate a frame of reference, being a part of a different one or, having accepted a new one, truly evaluate the old one?To evaluate is to judge. To view is to judge. What is truth? What is happiness? It depends upon your frame of reference.That is why, we are told that it was Socrates' contention, to have a dialog, you must define your terms.

Nice Discussion

Collaboration better be our goal.

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It’s always great to be reminded the need for civil interaction and how to do it. I feel like she has the wrong idea about or definition of debate. It’s not about fighting or even winning. It’s about getting to the truth and usually it’s done between people who are educated on a subject, have a case so to speak, and provide value in presenting their Positions. There’s a lot of valuable critical thinking strategies and brain power that goes into debating. So again it depends on definitions, but if she’s getting at that you shouldn’t debate unless you’re prepared, then OK, I would agree with that.

We must take a "pause" in life. But we must "applause" to live. Is the tree with motion or is it paused? Our minds analysis a tree upright and green. But if you cut it in half, " what do you see?"

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✋Sometimes prejudice and judgement can be a good thing. Those two alone can even save your life in certain circumstances ☝️

I think she means "I did not go deaf" (not "I did not go blind") near the beginning.

i liked the intentional silence in the beginning. It was like gauging the audience.

Thought this was going to describe using the Socratic method....

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How many guys googled SOCRATES METHOD after reading a chapter in the famous book “How to Win Friends and Influence People”

Does trust develop in proportion to wisdom?

Isnt doing business often unethical in nature? And wouldnt someone focused on optimization of profit not only not care but actively be unethical to reach their goals? (I.e. nestle and the stuff theyre doing all the time)

Never heard the term "dialogue" used as a verb....

We have never learned how to dialogue in our education system.

luce irigaray

I thought she was talking about Dial Up.

So how does this talk stack up to what is happening on collage campuses , where free speech is being condemned , and no one is allowed to talk to anyone , and the only dialogue is shouting down any speaker with a different opinion. This TedTalk would be labeled "Hate Speach" at most American collages

Not sure why this is a Ted Talk. William Isaacs and the Organizational Learning Center slew this dragon decades ago.

jewish mind, i like it.. God bless you

62,000 views.... people have other worries, unfortunately.

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Student: Teacher if a tree falls and there is no one there to hear it does it make a noise?? Teacher: Have you heard such a tree make a noise?? Student: No!! Teacher: Why not!! Student: I wasn’t there to hear it!! Teacher: What does that tell you?? Student: That there is no way of telling wether or not it made a noise?? Teacher: Yes!! Teacher: What else does it tell you?? Student: That I should ask another question?? Teacher: Wrong!! That you should stop coming here to waste my time!!!!!!

Socrates is kinda weird talking to strangers on the streets.

Great topic...but homegirl could have prepped a smidge more.

It does a poor job at explaining the Socratic method. All she needed to do was to show some examples

i didn't like this talk sorry being honest this is wasting time

She’s awkward