socratic : Idioms & Phrases
pre-socratic
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noun any philosopher who lived before Socrates
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adjective before the time of Socrates
presocratic.
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socratic irony
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noun admission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close questioning
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socratic method
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noun a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students
maieutic method.