30 Philosophers, Chapter 8, Plato, Touchstone 20: Reflective Inquiry.

Reflective inquiry is Idea Evaluation in the Idea of Ideas, one of the Five Thought Tools. It is the act of exploring and examining one’s own thoughts, beliefs, and assumptions to clear the illusions of life. It encourages a constant state of self-assessment, providing a foundation for intellectual growth based on a more authentic life. For example, with the Socratic Method, rather than lecturing you and telling you what you should think, he posed thought-provoking questions guiding and urging you to critically examine your own beliefs from within.