Associations to the word «Socratic»
Noun
- Socrates
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Pre
- Philosopher
- Nietzsche
- Dialogue
- Philosophy
- Cosmos
- Bce
- Fragment
- Method
- Bc
- Greek
- Myth
- Doctrine
- Tradition
- Principle
- Knowledge
- Question
- Theory
- Nature
- Answer
- Pedagogy
- View
- Thinker
- Seminar
- Symposium
- Element
- Paradox
- Kathleen
- Form
- Freeman
- Apology
- Strauss
- Inquiry
- Problem
- Sense
- Psychotherapy
- Discussion
- Virtue
- Teaching
- Contradiction
- Rhetoric
- Thinking
- Meta
- Wisdom
- Ignorance
- Methodology
- Argument
- Ethics
- Puzzle
- Logic
- Tutor
- Disciple
- Ethic
- Discourse
- Thesis
- Debate
- Athens
- Buchanan
- Pupil
- Speculation
- Substance
- Teacher
- Happiness
- Oxford
- Conception
- Concept
- Belief
- Essay
- Greece
- Student
- Harvard
- Conversation
- Meaning
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- Notion
- Cornell
Adjective
Wiktionary
SOCRATIC, adjective. Of or characteristic of the philosopher Socrates or his philosophical methods and/or views.
SOCRATIC, noun. A follower of Socrates.
SOCRATIC IRONY, noun. The practice or act of asking someone a question in order to demonstrate his or her ignorance.
SOCRATIC METHOD, noun. A form of inquiry and discussion between individuals based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas.
Dictionary definition
SOCRATIC, adjective. Of or relating to Socrates or to his method of teaching; "Socratic teaching".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.