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EPISODE · Jan 23, 2026 · 5 MIN

Socrates and the Art of Asking Questions

from Have To Know History · host Jason Freewalt

What is courage? What is love? What is beauty?More than 2,400 years ago, Socrates was asking the same questions we still struggle with today. In this episode of Have To Know History, we explore Socrates, the Socratic Method, and why asking questions — instead of accepting easy answers — became one of the most powerful tools in Western thought.Socrates believed wisdom begins by admitting what you don’t know. That belief made him famous… and ultimately led to his execution.This is Have To Know History — history you just have to know.Thanks for being here.

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