Socrates

[ sok-ruh-teez ]

/ ˈsɒk rəˌtiz /

noun

469?–399 b.c., Athenian philosopher.

OTHER WORDS FROM Socrates

an·ti-Soc·ra·tes, adjective

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For Socrates, the puzzle of politics and “ideology” could not be unraveled without understanding what ruled human souls.
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The youthful nobility were singled out by Socrates because they, above all others, were both erotic and courageous.
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Like Socrates, Street Epistemologists are to understand themselves as inquisitive teachers, not combative lecturers.
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The unexamined life is not worth living, according to Socrates.
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That was the most ill-advised drink of liquid since Socrates took hemlock.
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Socrates was surely not a good provider, but if he had provided more for his family, he would have provided less for the world.
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Socrates praises his frankness, and assumes the attitude of one whose only wish is to understand the meaning of his opponents.
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It was taught by Buddha, it was taught by Socrates, and it was taught for the last time in the most powerful manner by Kant.
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There is a preponderance of incident and much biographical detail regarding Socrates.
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Some time after the death of Socrates, the Athenians found out their mistake.
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British Dictionary definitions for socrates

Socrates

/ (ˈsɒkrəˌtiːz) /

noun

?470–399 bc, Athenian philosopher, whose beliefs are known only through the writings of his pupils Plato and Xenophon. He taught that virtue was based on knowledge, which was attained by a dialectical process that took into account many aspects of a stated hypothesis. He was indicted for impiety and corruption of youth (399) and was condemned to death. He refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock

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Cultural definitions for socrates

Socrates

[ (sok-ruh-teez) ]

An ancient Greek philosopher who was the teacher of Plato.

notes for Socrates

Socrates said that an oracle of the gods had pronounced him the wisest of all people, because he knew how little he knew.

notes for Socrates

The Socratic method of teaching proceeds by question and answer as opposed to lecture.

notes for Socrates

When Socrates was an old man, the citizens of Athens (see also Athens) condemned him to death, alleging that he denied the reality of the gods and corrupted the youth of Athens. Socrates calmly drank the poison he was given — hemlock — and died a noble death.