Critical Thinking Audition Sample
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EnglishVoice Age
Young Adult (18-35)Accents
British (General)Transcript
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Chapter one. What is critical thinking? The death of Socrates. The leaders of Athens sentenced the greatest mind of his generation to death. Socrates was to ingest hemlock, horrific way to die. The philosopher's body would become paralysed before its bladder would be overwhelmed by toxicity. Socrates would experience frothing at the mouth and respiratory distress. Finally, a massive seizure would lead to death. Many accused Socrates of not believing the gods of the city, introducing new gods and corrupting the youth. That's from one. In his informal role as educator, Socrates had taught many of the youngest and brightest to question all assumptions. He taught them ideas that were not necessarily correct just because their parents or leaders said it was so. Socrates told his students to examine every idea on its merits alone. Though accused of undermining authority, Socrates never supported rebellion for its own sake. Instead. Instead, he insisted that the ideas dispensed by people in positions of authority were not above question. Rather than defend a certain power structure, Socrates taught his students to seek out the truth. The Socrates died. Students Plato and Aristotle carried this tradition forward. The man was dead, But his legacy remains immortal. That's from two. The method of inquiry he pioneered is still known as the Socratic method, and it focuses on the development of ideas through constant dialogue. Each argument is teased out and broken down into its underlying assumptions. Each assumption is exposed to ruthless scrutiny no matter who made them and why That's from three. The trial of Socrates emphasises the power of questioning, established sources of authority and information. On the one hand, the powers that decided to end the philosopher's life on the other, the thought of Socrates inspired a long standing tradition that's from four.