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pre-Socratic
[ pree-suh-krat-ik, -soh- ]
adjective
- of or relating to the philosophers or philosophical systems of the period before the Socratic period.
noun
- any philosopher of this period.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pre-Socratic1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
Haeckel's system is mainly poetico-mythical, chiefly on the lines of some of the pre-Socratic philosophers.
From Project Gutenberg
The Pre-Socratic philosophies are simpler, and we may observe a progress in them; but is there any regular succession?
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He is never able to reconcile the first causes of the pre-Socratic philosophers with the final causes of Socrates himself.
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Moreover, Thales propounded the problem, and determined the direction and character, of all pre-Socratic philosophy.
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The universal tendency of the pre-Socratic philosophy is to find some principle for the explanation of nature.
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