Socratic
[səu'krætik]
Definition
(adj.) of or relating to Socrates or to his method of teaching; 'Socratic teaching' .
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Definition
(a.) Alt. of Socratical
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Definition
adj. pertaining to Socrates a celebrated Greek philosopher (469-399 B.C.) to his philosophy or to his manner of teaching which was an art of inducing his interlocutors to discover their own ignorance and need of knowledge by means of a series of simple questions.—adv. Socrat′ically.—ns. Soc′ratism the philosophy of Socrates; Soc′ratist a disciple of Socrates.
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Examples
- Adeimantus objects first of all to the form of the Socratic reasoning, thus showing that Plato is aware of the imperfection of his own method. Plato. The Republic.
- This instruction must have been very much in the style of the Socratic discussions that were going on in Athens a couple of centuries later. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- So do I, added her husband, who welcomed the thought of a chance for trying the Socratic method of education on modern youth. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He is exhibiting Socrates for the first time undergoing the Socratic interrogation. Plato. The Republic.
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