Socratic means "related to
Socrates
Socrates (; ; – 399 BC) was a Ancient Greek philosophy, Greek philosopher from Classical Athens, Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and as among the first moral philosophers of the Ethics, ethical tradition ...
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Socratic may also refer to:
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Socratic dialogue
Socratic dialogue () is a genre of literary prose developed in Greece at the turn of the fourth century BC. The earliest ones are preserved in the works of Plato and Xenophon and all involve Socrates as the protagonist. These dialogues, and subse ...
, a genre of literary prose
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Socratic intellectualism, a view in meta-ethics according to which genuine moral knowledge must take the form of arriving at discursive moral judgements about what one should do
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Socratic irony, a rhetorical device and literary technique
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Socratic method
The Socratic method (also known as the method of Elenchus or Socratic debate) is a form of argumentative dialogue between individuals based on asking and answering questions. Socratic dialogues feature in many of the works of the ancient Greek ...
, a form of argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions
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Socratic paradox (disambiguation)
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Socratic problem, a problem in reconstructing a historical and philosophical image of Socrates
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Socratic questioning
Socratic questioning (or Socratic maieutics) is an educational method named after Socrates that focuses on discovering answers by asking questions of students. According to Plato, Socrates believed that "the disciplined practice of thoughtful q ...
, an educational method that focuses on discovering answers by asking questions of students
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Socratic (band), an American rock band
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Socratic (Google), an American educacional technology company
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