Socratic

[ suh-krat-ik, soh- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Socrates or his philosophy, followers, etc., or to the Socratic method.

noun

1. a follower of Socrates.
2. any of the Greek philosophers influenced by Socrates.

Socratic

/ sɒˈkrætɪk; ˈsɒkrətɪst /

adjective

1. of or relating to Socrates, his methods, etc

noun

1. a person who follows the teachings of Socrates

Derived Forms

• Soˈcratically, adverb
• Socratist, noun
• Soˈcratiˌcism, noun

Other Words From

• So·crat·i·cal·ly adverb
• an·ti-So·crat·ic adjective
• post-So·crat·ic adjective
• pro-So·crat·ic adjective
• pseu·do-So·crat·ic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Socratic¹

1630–40; < Latin Sōcraticus < Greek Sōkratikós of, pertaining to Socrates; -ic

Example Sentences

“I force them through gentle persuasion, through the Socratic method, to make them question for themselves why they believe what they think that they believe,” he said.

From New York Times

So developers at Khan Academy engineered Khanmigo to use the Socratic method.

From New York Times

And they asked it to write a Socratic dialogue that explored the misuses and dangers of L.L.M.s.

From New York Times

Continuing his Socratic rant, Knowles drove his point further saying, "For the good of society, transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely," gaining a wash of applause from those in attendance.

From Salon

I think Socrates would be kind of cool because it's all questions, the Socratic method.

From Salon