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Type of cooperative argumentative dialogue
The Socratic method is a form of argumentative dialogue in which an individual probes a conversation partner on a topic, using questions and clarifications
Socratic_method
Type of question to predict knowledge on topic
Socratic questioning (or Socratic maieutics) is an educational method named after Socrates that focuses on discovering answers by asking questions of
Socratic_questioning
Greek philosopher (c. 470–399 BC)
lends his name to the concept of the Socratic method, and also to Socratic irony. The Socratic method of questioning, or elenchus, takes shape in dialogue
Socrates
Genre of literary prose
between two or more individuals illustrating the application of the Socratic method. The dialogues may be either dramatic or narrative. While Socrates
Socratic_dialogue
1985 novel by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
once or not at all. In the book, Jonah teaches Alex Rogo by using the Socratic method. Throughout the book, whenever a meeting or telephone call dialogue
The_Goal_(novel)
Topics referred to by the same term
Socratic means "related to Socrates". Socratic may also refer to: Socratic dialogue, a genre of literary prose Socratic intellectualism, a view in meta-ethics
Socratic
Season of television series
she fully recovers. Final diagnosis: Allergy to Copper IUD 6 6 "The Socratic Method" Peter Medak John Mankiewicz December 21, 2004 (2004-12-21) 6.73 A
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Gatherings where people exchange philosophical perspectives
perspectives based on their experiences, using the version of the Socratic Method developed by founder Christopher Phillips. The groups model their discussions
Socrates_Cafe
Teaching method
method of instruction is often contrasted with dialectics and the Socratic method; the term can also be used to refer to a specific didactic method,
Didactic_method
Problems in reconstructing a historical and philosophical image of Socrates
In historical scholarship, the Socratic problem (also called Socratic question) concerns attempts at reconstructing a historical and philosophical image
Socratic_problem
Greek philosophers active before and during the time of Socrates
Pre-Socratic philosophy, also known as early Greek philosophy, is ancient Greek philosophy before Socrates. Pre-Socratic philosophers were mostly interested
Pre-Socratic_philosophy
View in meta-ethics
which a person accrues and improves with dedication to reason. So defined, Socratic intellectualism became a key philosophic doctrine of Stoicism. The Stoics
Moral_intellectualism
American philosopher and pedagogist (born 1966)
atheism, critical thinking, pedagogy, scientific skepticism, and the Socratic method. He is the author of A Manual for Creating Atheists, and (with James
Peter_Boghossian
Principles and methods used by teachers to enable student learning
the central teaching method of these universities in both arts and science subjects, and has been compared to the Socratic method. Experimental pedagogy
Teaching_method
Memory techniques adopted in ancient Roman and Greek rhetorical treatises
The method of loci is a mnemonic technique that uses visual imagination and spatial memory to organize and recall information. It involves mentally associating
Method_of_loci
Saying by Greek philosopher Socrates
ISBN 978-0-19-510111-9. "Socrates: 'The unexamined life is not worth living.'". The Socratic Method. Retrieved 2024-10-30. Julian Baggini - Wisdom's folly The Guardian
The unexamined life is not worth living
The_unexamined_life_is_not_worth_living
Theory and practice of education
learning goals set by the student and teacher. One example would be the Socratic method. The meaning of the term "pedagogy" is often contested and a great
Pedagogy
Code debugging method
rubber ducking as a powerful method for solving problems. Computer programming portal Code review Pair programming Socratic method Desk checking Duck test
Rubber_duck_debugging
1973 film by James Bridges
Jr. When Kingsfield immediately delves into the material using the Socratic method, Hart is totally unprepared and is humiliated when Kingsfield asks
The_Paper_Chase_(film)
1977 book by Scott Turow
the Socratic method and made people think critically about how the law was being taught in the classroom. Harvard no longer uses the Socratic method to
One_L
Analysis of facts to form a judgment
implications of thought and action. As a form of co-operative argumentation, Socratic questioning requires the comparative judgment of facts, which answers then
Critical_thinking
Famous saying by Socrates
translated by Harold North Fowler, 1966). It is also sometimes called the Socratic paradox, although this name is often instead used to refer to other seemingly
I_know_that_I_know_nothing
Art of persuasion
rhetoric to deceive rather than to discover truth. In Gorgias, one of his Socratic Dialogues, Plato defines rhetoric as the persuasion of ignorant masses
Rhetoric
Iterative interrogative technique
(information-gathering) Four causes Issue map Issue tree Root cause analysis Socratic method Why–because analysis Olivier D., Serrat (February 2009). The Five Whys
Five_whys
Method of reasoning via argumentation and contradiction
qualitative improvement of the dialogue. Socrates has become famous for his Socratic method of questioning conversation partners on topics until they agreed with
Dialectic
Systematic endeavour to gain knowledge
communities, and human knowledge itself. The Socratic method as documented by Plato's dialogues is a dialectic method of hypothesis elimination: better hypotheses
Science
Form of reasoning
simple and self-evident rules of inference. In philosophy, the geometrical method is a way of philosophizing that starts from a small set of self-evident
Deductive_reasoning
Figure of speech and former official position within the Catholic Church
contrary view. Playing devil's advocate is considered a form of the Socratic method. During the canonization process employed by the Catholic Church, the
Devil's_advocate
Study of the methods of philosophy
philosophical methodology. Various other philosophical methods have been proposed. The Socratic method or Socratic debate is a form of cooperative philosophizing
Philosophical_methodology
Methods of induction by John Stuart Mill
1080/01445340802164377. S2CID 170478055. Kreeft, Peter (2009). Socratic Logic, A Logic Text Using Socratic Method, Platonic Questions, and Aristotelian Principles.
Mill's_methods
399 B.C. legal proceedings by the city of Athens against Socrates
wrote Socratic dialogues, featuring Socrates as the protagonist. As a teacher, competitor intellectuals resented Socrates's elenctic examination method for
Trial_of_Socrates
Analysis Ambiguity Argument Belief Bias Credibility Dialectic Antithesis, Socratic method, Unity of opposites Evidence Explanation Explanatory power Fact Fallacy
List_of_fallacies
for the Socratic Method", http://harvardmagazine.com/2003/09/making-the-case-html, Retrieved 2010-09-03 "Making the Case for the Socratic Method", Harvard
Correspondence_law_school
Set of statements constructed to describe a set of facts which clarifies causes
Inquiry Knowledge Models of scientific inquiry Rationalization Scientific method Theory Unexplained (disambiguation) Wesley Salmon Moore, Brooke Noel and
Explanation
Inability to think and behave rationally despite adequate intelligence
within a person's knowledge in logic, probability theory, or scientific method when it comes to belief orientation or decision-making. Due to these gaps
Dysrationalia
Teachers of 5th century BC Greece
exemplified by what is known as the Socratic method (although Diogenes Laërtius wrote that Protagoras, a sophist, invented this method). Socrates' attitude towards
Sophist
Type of psychotherapy
future. Identifying cognitive distortions in those thoughts. Using the Socratic method to dispute the validity of these thoughts. Developing rational, more
Cognitive_therapy
Literary technique used to persuade
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Literary genre
Socrates, the Socratic dialogue became, in the hands of Plato, Xenophon and others, a freely creative form bound only by the Socratic method of dialogically
Carnivalesque
Philosophical tradition
method of experimentational mental reflection arriving at conceptions in terms of conceivable confirmatory and disconfirmatory circumstances—a method
Pragmatism
Technology school
is inspired by the Socratic method employed at Oxford University and features both conceptual learning and practice-based methods such as pair programming
Codesmith
Judgement, viewpoint, or statement that is not conclusive
As part of survey pretesting, an expert report (using the expert review method) identifies potential problems that could affect data quality and data collection
Opinion
Learning method
to the Socratic method where students and instructors engage in cooperative argumentative dialogue. Passive learning is a traditional method utilized
Passive_learning
Datum or structured component of reality
of Belief four methods which people use to decide what they should believe: tenacity, method of authority, a priori and scientific method. The term fact
Fact
Historical region of West Asia
dialectic, and the dialogs of Plato, as well as a precursor to the Socratic method. The Ionian philosopher Thales was influenced by Babylonian cosmological
Mesopotamia
School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
philosopher Peter Abelard. Its teaching philosophy is based on the Socratic method. The school was founded in 1997 by a group of four teachers: Brian
The_Abelard_School
American author, ghostwriter, and playwright
of fiction and nonfiction books including Journey to Tradition, The Socratic Method, Settling the Score, and Alive and Kicking. Levin graduated from Amherst
Michael_Levin_(writer)
American actress (born 1970)
Affair, The Truth is Always Complicated, The Fall, Catalina Trust, The Socratic Method, Three on a Match and West Coast. Shaffer's television credits include
Erica_Shaffer
Method of legal education
the rule.[citation needed] Traditionally, the casebook method is coupled with the Socratic method in American law schools. For a given class, a professor
Casebook_method
Educational style
questions. In this way it is similar in some respects to the Socratic method. The method was advocated by Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner in their
Inquiry_education
Discursive teaching method
Harkness method is in use at many American boarding schools and colleges and encourages discussion in classes. The style is related to the Socratic method. Developed
Harkness_table
American legal scholar
two books on philosophy, The Practicing Stoic (Godine 2018) and The Socratic Method (Godine 2021), and a treatise on chess, which is available online.
Ward_Farnsworth
Educational philosophy
masterpieces and are open to student criticism through the associated Socratic method. The word "perennial" in secular perennialism suggests something that
Educational_perennialism
Inference seeking the simplest and most likely explanation
the explanatory power of the explanation. A proof-theoretical abduction method for first-order classical logic based on the sequent calculus and a dual
Abductive_reasoning
American actor (born 1985)
"A Date, Fate and Jail Bait" 2004 House Luke Palmeiro Episode: "The Socratic Method" 2006 Las Vegas Leo Pedowitz Episode: "Meatball Montecito" 2007 Journeyman
Aaron_Himelstein
Philosphical view that existence proofs must be constructive
theory – Study of computable functions and Turing degrees Constructive proof – Method of proof in mathematics Finitism – Philosophy of mathematics that accepts
Constructivism (philosophy of mathematics)
Constructivism_(philosophy_of_mathematics)
Approach in philosophy of mathematics and logic
applied, but are instead considered the application of internally consistent methods used to realize more complex mental constructs, regardless of their possible
Intuitionism
Philosophical problem-solving principle
Occam's razor is applied, through the method of cladistic parsimony. Cladistic parsimony (or maximum parsimony) is a method of phylogenetic inference that yields
Occam's_razor
View that there are statements that are both true and false
Analysis Ambiguity Argument Belief Bias Credibility Dialectic Antithesis, Socratic method, Unity of opposites Evidence Explanation Explanatory power Fact Fallacy
Dialetheism
American science fiction thriller TV miniseries (2020)
Forest are lovers and that Sergei was killed by Kenton. By way of the Socratic method, Katie explains to Lily the true nature of the Devs system – a powerful
Devs_(TV_series)
Literary and rhetorical device or general attitude towards life
contrasting Romantic irony with that of Socrates. On Hegel's reading, Socratic irony partially anticipates his own dialectical approach to philosophy
Irony
pre-Socratic philosopher and school engaged in natural inquiry, but their subjects, methods, and motivations varied significantly. The pre-Socratics were
List of pre-Socratic philosophers
List_of_pre-Socratic_philosophers
Ratio of usable energy from a resource
developed at an Ecosystems Marine Biological Laboratory, and then adapted that method to research human industrial civilisation. The concept would have its greatest
Energy_return_on_investment
Graduate-entry professional degree in law
Langdell had developed, known as the case method (a method of studying landmark cases) and the Socratic method (a method of examining students on the reasoning
Juris_Doctor
Request for information
"investigatable" questions is a central part of inquiry education. The Socratic method of questioning student responses may be used by a teacher to lead the
Question
Student debating society at Oxford University
The Oxford Socratic Club was a student club that met from 1942 to 1972 dedicated to providing an open forum for the discussion of the intellectual difficulties
Socratic_Club
View that mathematics does not necessarily represent reality, but is more akin to a game
program to establish the consistency of mathematics through purely formal methods. The early mathematical formalists attempted "to block, avoid, or sidestep
Formalism (philosophy of mathematics)
Formalism_(philosophy_of_mathematics)
Hungarian-British film and television director (b. 1937)
(2003) Episode 1.04 "Black Blizzard" House (2004) Episodes 1.6 "The Socratic Method" Masters of Horror (2007) Episode "The Washingtonians" Sex and Lies
Peter_Medak
Philosophical origins and foundation of Western civilization
conclusion, or aporetically, has stimulated debate over the meaning of the Socratic method. Socrates is said to have pursued this probing question-and-answer
Ancient_Greek_philosophy
Subjective attitude that something is true
techniques for individuals or groups to change the beliefs of others; these methods generally fall under the umbrella of persuasion. Persuasion can take on
Belief
American actor and musician
Right Ron 2000 Bit Players The Assistant Director Short film 2001 The Socratic Method Meffastaffollo 2001 D.A.R.E. Safety Tips Starring Retro Bill Stranger
Robert_Romanus
Philosophy of the Western world
fictional character in some of his dialogues. These Socratic dialogues display the Socratic method being applied to examine philosophical problems. Socrates's
Western_philosophy
Christian Science denomination
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. This chapter uses the Socratic method of teaching and contains the "Scientific Statement of Being". The "Normal"
Church_of_Christ,_Scientist
1971 novel by John Jay Osborn Jr.
contracts at Harvard Law School, known for his unrelenting use of the Socratic method on his students. Kingsfield was a law student at Harvard, as shown
The Paper Chase (Osborn novel)
The_Paper_Chase_(Osborn_novel)
Ancient Greek philosopher
ideas of his interlocutors with a series of questioning called the Socratic method. Socrates' immense influence on Plato is clearly borne out in Plato's
Plato
Fictional island in Plato's works
speaks of Atlantis. In his works Plato makes extensive use of the Socratic method in order to discuss contrary positions within the context of a supposition
Atlantis
Study of education policy and practice
coyote teaching, inquiry-based instruction, lecture, maturationism, socratic method, outcome-based education, taking children seriously, transformative
Education_sciences
Rhetoric
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Eloquence
Logic theorem
use of reductio arguments to a formal dialectical method (elenchus), also called the Socratic method. Plato's version of the law of non-contradiction states
Law_of_noncontradiction
Short didactic story which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles
of parables was reminiscent of many famous oratory styles like the Socratic method. As a literary work, the Gospel authorship depict the various groups
Parable
Useful connection between topics
Analysis Ambiguity Argument Belief Bias Credibility Dialectic Antithesis, Socratic method, Unity of opposites Evidence Explanation Explanatory power Fact Fallacy
Relevance
Ability of a theory to explain a subject
Analysis Ambiguity Argument Belief Bias Credibility Dialectic Antithesis, Socratic method, Unity of opposites Evidence Explanation Explanatory power Fact Fallacy
Explanatory_power
Speech used by a politician
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Stump_speech
Greek rhetorical term for appeals to emotion
Aristotle may not have even been the inventor of his famous persuasion methods. In the second chapter of Rhetoric, Aristotle's view on pathos changes
Pathos
Argument that uses faulty reasoning
and non causa pro causa, which are in the material group. Other famous methods of classifying fallacies are those of Francis Bacon and J. S. Mill. Bacon
Fallacy
Intentionally lowering the volume of one's voice for emphasis
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Sotto_voce
Contentious rhetoric
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Polemic
Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath (384–322 BC)
ISSN 0065-8995. "the father of scientific method": Shuttleworth, Martyn. "History of the Scientific Method". Explorable., Riccardo Pozzo (2004) The impact
Aristotle
First three liberal arts of traditional education
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Trivium
Ancient Latin book on rhetoric
school in 93 BCE. The work contains the first known description of the method of loci, a mnemonic technique. Ad Herennium also provides the first complete
Rhetorica_ad_Herennium
American businessman (born 1955)
and was a volunteer assistant basketball coach. The academy uses the Socratic method to teach a curriculum rooted in the development of western civilization
Tim_Dunn_(businessman)
Philosophy of mathematics that accepts the existence only of finite mathematical objects
Analysis Ambiguity Argument Belief Bias Credibility Dialectic Antithesis, Socratic method, Unity of opposites Evidence Explanation Explanatory power Fact Fallacy
Finitism
Political stalling tactic
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Filibuster
American professor of philosophy (born 1937)
Would Socrates Say? (2024) — An Introduction to Philosophy by the Socratic Method The Two Greatest Novels Ever Written: The Wisdom of The Lord of the
Peter_Kreeft
Speeches in praise of a person, usually recently deceased
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Eulogy
American venture capitalist (1932–2019)
education at Fordham influenced his analytical style and interrogative, Socratic method of questioning that he became known for as an investor. Valentine graduated
Don_Valentine
Public speech in praise of a person
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Panegyric
Strategies of rhetoric
rhetoric is not force or manipulation but rather a systematic thought-out method of persuasion. They go on to talk about Aristotle's three frameworks and
Modes_of_persuasion
Right or opportune moment
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Kairos
Person who interferes with the status quo of a society or community
Eponymous concepts Socratic dialogue Socratic intellectualism Socratic irony Socratic method Socratic paradox Socratic problem Socratic questioning Category
Gadfly (philosophy and social science)
Gadfly_(philosophy_and_social_science)
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Vedhanth | வேதாநà¯à®¤
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
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Method, Wealth, Protection, Conduct, Auspiciousness, Memory, Well being
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Greek
Name of a philosopher.
Male
Greek
(Μεθόδιος) Greek name derived from methodos, METHODIOS means "method."
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Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Boy/Male
Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Boy/Male
Tamil
Method, Way, Mode, Manner, One who crosses the river of life, Morning star
Surname or Lastname
Americanized form of German Albrecht.English
Americanized form of German Albrecht.English : from a medieval variant of the personal name Albert.Jacob Albright (1759–1808), a prominent Methodist preacher, was born in Pottstown, PA, the son of a German immigrant called Johann Albrecht.
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Method, Wealth, Protection, Conduct, Auspiciousness, Memory, Well being
Boy/Male
Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and French
English (of Norman origin) and French : status name for a professional champion, especially an agent employed to represent one of the parties in a trial by combat, a method of settling disputes current in the Middle Ages. The word comes from Old French champion, campion (Late Latin campio, genitive campionis, a derivative of campus ‘plain’, ‘field of battle’). Compare Campion, Kemp.
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Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Boy/Male
Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Boy/Male
Tamil
The scriptures, Vedic method of self realization, Knower of the Vedas, One who knows all, Hindu philosophy or ultimate wisdom, King of all
Boy/Male
Muslim
Method, Way, Mode, Manner, One who crosses the river of life, Morning star
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English American
From the west meadow. John and Charles Wesley were the founders of Methodism.
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Australian, French, Greek, Latin
Wise; The Name of the Great Greek Philosopher; Used by Greek Families; Whole Power
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Muslim
Method, Way, Mode, Manner, One who crosses the river of life, Morning star
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English lang, long ‘long’ + strete ‘road’.Translation of Dutch Langestraet, cognate with 1.The confederate general James Longstreet (1821–1904), was born in SC, came from an old Dutch family in New Netherland with the name Langestraet; he was the nephew of Augustus B. Longstreet, a Methodist clergyman born in Augusta, GA, in 1790.
Surname or Lastname
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English (Devon) : habitational name from a place so called in Hatherleigh, Devon.The Methodist Robert Strawbridge was born in Drummersnave (now Drumsna), near Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim, Ireland. Some time between 1759 and 1766 he emigrated to MD and settled on Sam’s Creek, Frederick Co.
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Australian, Indian
Loved by All
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Egyptian
Mythical great god of Annu.
Female
English
Italian and Spanish form of Greek Martha, MARTA means "lady, mistress."Â
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Arabic, Muslim
Agreement; Covenant; Contract; Pact
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : possibly a habitational name for someone from Denge or Dungeness in Kent.Perhaps also an altered spelling of French Danger.
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German
Shining Pledge
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Hindu, Indian
Gold; Lord Murugan
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
A Friend who Recites God's Name
Boy/Male
Tamil
Little black one
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Win
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a.
Of or pertaining to methodology.
a.
Alt. of Socratical
n.
Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh, or in the leg or foot, following the course of the branches of the sciatic nerve. The name is also popularly applied to various painful affections of the hip and the parts adjoining it. See Ischiadic passion, under Ischiadic.
adv.
In the Socratic method.
n.
A disciple or follower of Socrates.
v. i.
To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate.
n.
The philosophy or the method of Socrates.
a.
Of or pertaining to Socrates, the Grecian sage and teacher. (b. c. 469-399), or to his manner of teaching and philosophizing.
a.
Of or pertaining to the wall of the body; somatopleuric; parietal; as, the somatic stalk of the yolk sac of an embryo.
n.
One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates.
a.
Somatic.
n.
One who methodizes.
n.
The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method.
a.
Sciatic.
n.
Sciatica.
n.
One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist.
a.
Having the main artery of the leg parallel with the sciatic nerve; -- said of certain birds.
a.
Of or pertaining to the hip; in the region of, or affecting, the hip; ischial; ischiatic; as, the sciatic nerve, sciatic pains.
n.
One of a school of philosophers, established at Cyrene by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates. Their doctrines were nearly the same as those of the Epicureans.
a.
Of or pertaining to the body as a whole; corporeal; as, somatic death; somatic changes.