Socratic method came to be known employed by Socrates engaging in philosophical questions with the series of questioning and answering. It is an affective method of education that is valued even to this time. It is true that we need to be compelled to reflect about what we believe or claim to know because we are responsible for our thoughts. What we believe to be true becomes the basis for our actions. Moreover, if we know something, it is worth sharing to others. If we are ignorant about something, we need to learn from others who learn.
A life worth living is a life that examines what one thinks. An examination of beliefs or thoughts provides us with opportunity to know ourselves better. We need to know ourselves because we make choices daily. The choices we make, in turn, create who we are. Philosophical reflection is indispensable because we do not realize what we truly believe in until we are challenged to defend them.
Every person must confront the question "who am I?" because knowledge of oneself is crucial. When we ask this question, we are involved in thinking about ourselves. We reflect or introspect. In doing so, we are looking within or deep inside ourselves (at our soul or mind). Being a teenager is a difficult time because that is when one intensely feels that he/she is not the person other people think them to be. We know that there is more to who we are than what we appear to be. Our selves is not just who we are on the outside but is much more about who we are on the inside
