Can anyone help me compare Socrates and Galileos methods for warranting what one believes to be true?
Socrates believed that “true” knowledge could be had through rational thought alone. Ideas & Forms actually exist somewhere and is always part of the soul. Since the Ideas and Forms are part of the soul, one need only to tap into it intellectually to understand the Forms, thus acquire true knowledge. Material existence took a back seat as to gaining truth. Galileo, on the other hand, based his knowledge more from experimentation and observation. For example, using his telescope he watched how the planets moved about the sky and then demonstrated how and why the earth moves around the sun (and not the other way around). He demonstrated this through observable data so that others could also experiment for themselves and come to the same conclusion. Therefore, Galileo would be more of an empiricist and Socrates would definately be a rationalist. Hope that helps a little.
