Schopenhauer’s 38 Stratagems, or 38 Ways to Win an Argument

Re:Schopenhauer’s 38 Stratagems, or 38 Ways to Win an Argument by RicoElectrico on Monday May 16, 2022 @06:08PM (#31403719)

If anything, this drives home the point that debates are never about finding the truth. But what is the alternative? I don't know.

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Re:Schopenhauer’s 38 Stratagems, or 38 Ways to Win an Argument by pavas on Monday May 16, 2022 @08:04PM (#31404494)

Socratic dialogue, where everyone is intent on building up a shared truth. Socrates talks about these two different ways of engaging in dialogue in Plato's works.

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Re:Schopenhauer’s 38 Stratagems, or 38 Ways to Win an Argument by marginalia_nu on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @07:00AM (#31408637)

Ironically, Plato's Socrates rarely ever actually arrives at what he considers truth, most dialogues just end at an impasse. This is arguably why they're still so readable. They're more about teaching you how to think and question what you know than proselytizing some particular doctrine.

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