The main reason I think the text "surprised" me was due to the complexity and analytical elements involved in Socrates' method of discerning his own ideas and hypotheses . Furthermore, I was intrigued by how this method could be applied to simpler situations. Although Socrates applied his method to distinct situations, such as whether something pious "is loved because it is pious" (Plato 12) or because "it was loved by the gods" (Plato 13), I found that the same method can be used to discuss common elements and ideas. When the class happily attempted to define what is and what is not a sandwich, for example, it allowed me to make the connection that the Socratic method could be applied to essentially anything that can be argued regarding a difference in assumptions personal. For