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Socrates So you clicked on "Socrates" wondering what you'd find here. After all, Socrates never taught at the Law School, and we're not a Philosophy graduate program, so what would Socrates have to do with anything? It's simple, really. Socrates was, first and foremost, an educator. His life was devoted to the study and practice of critical reasoning, and his career was spent challenging his students' ideas through use of his now-iconic Socratic Method. Critical reasoning is a crucial part of the University of Chicago Law School experience - some would say it's our defining characteristic. Our faculty and students are deeply involved in the "life of the mind," as we call it, and delight in spending their days challenging each other to dig ever deeper into the law as an intellectual discipline. We hope that by spending time in these pages, you will learn about the teaching and research philosophies that make the Law School unique. History and Mission of the Law School: The University of Chicago Law School occupies a unique niche among this countrys premier law schools. Located on a residential campus in one of Americas great cities, Chicago offers a rigorous and interdisciplinary professional education that blends the more... The Socratic Method: Among the first things you'll hear about when trying to understand the Law School experience is "The Socratic Method." We thought we should try to understand a bit of Socrates, the man, before we understand Socrates, the method. more... Interdisciplinary Education: Chicago 's devotion to interdisciplinary inquiry is as old as the school itself. It grows out of our conviction that the law does not exist in a vaccuum. more... |
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