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Look up: socrates

  1. Socrates
    Greek philosopher, 469-399 BCE, perhaps the first to consider questions of morality. Was found guilty of subverting the minds of his pupils and sentenced to death.
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  2. Socrates
    Athenian philosopher and central figure of Plato's Apology, Symposium and Dialogues.
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  3. Socrates
    Socrates was a Greek philosopher. He was born in 469BC and died in 399BC.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  4. Socrates
    [n] - ancient Athenian philosopher
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  5. Socrates
    (c. 469-399 BC) Athenian philosopher. He wrote nothing but was immortalized in the dialogues of his pupil Plato. In his desire to combat the scepticism of the sophists, Socrates asserted the possibility of genuine...
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  6. Socrates
    noun ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC)
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  7. Socrates
    ` Socrates` (Greek: ` c. 470 BC–399 BC), of the deme Alopece of Athens, was a Classical Greek philosopher. He is best known for the creation of Socratic irony and the Socratic Method, or elenchus. Specifically, Socrates is renowned for developing the practice of a philosophical type of pedagogy, in which the teacher asks questions of the student to elicit the best answer, and fundamental insight, on the part of the student. Socrates is cre...
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  8. SOCRATES
    `SOCRATES` is the European Community action programme in the field of education. The second phase of the programme covers the period January 1 2000 to December 31 2006. It draws on the experiences of the first phase (1995-1999) building on the successful aspects of the programme, improving and amalgamating several of the previous Actions and introducing a number of innovations. The higher education Action of SOCRATES, entitled `Erasmus`, seeks t...
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  9. Socrates
    Byzantine church historian whose annotated chronicle, Historia ecclesiastica (`Ecclesiastical History`), is an indispensable documentary source for ... [2 related articles]
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  10. Socrates
    Greek philosopher whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a profound influence on ancient and modern philosophy.[21 related articles]
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  11. Socrates
    Socrates is a Greek boy name. The meaning of the name is `Ancient Philosopher ` Where is it used? The name Socrates is mainly used In Ancient Greek (Latinized) . The name Socrates doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Socrates seems to be unique!
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  12. Socrates
    (c. 469–399 BC) Greek philosopher and mentor of Plato. Socrates wrote nothing, but much of his life and thought is vividly recorded in the Dialogues of Plato. The exact extent of Plato's indebtedness to Socrates is uncertain – for example, it is still disputed whethe...
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  13. Socrates
    Socrates (sok'rutēz) , 469–399 B.C., Greek philosopher of Athens. Famous for his view of philosophy as a pursuit proper and necessary to all intelligent men, he is one of the great examples of a man who lived by his principles even though they ultimately cost him his life. Knowledge ...
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  14. Socrates
    (c. 470-399 B.C.) Was one of the most influential teachers of philosophy. The son of an Athenian stone cutter, named Sophroniscus, and of a mid-wife, Socrates learned his father's trade, but, in a sense, practised his mother's. Plato makes him describe himself as one who assists at the birth of ideas. With the exception of two periods of military ...
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