# This tool will help improve your critical thinking

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Erick Wilberding
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Philosophy, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/erick_wilberding_this_tool_will_help_improve_your_critical_thinking)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Socrates, one of the founding fathers of Western philosophical thought, was on trial. Many believed he was an enemy of the state, accusing the philosopher of corrupting the youth and refusing to recognize their gods. But Socrates wasn't feared for claiming to have all the answers, but rather, for asking too many questions. Erick Wilberding digs into the technique known as the Socratic Method. \[Directed by Draško Ivezić, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Jarrett Farkas\].

## Lectures

1. [This tool will help improve your critical thinking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/erick_wilberding_this_tool_will_help_improve_your_critical_thinking/c3ede4113c0d), 6 min (TED's player)