Socratic
pronunciation
How to pronounce Socratic in British English:
UK [sɔˈkrætik]
How to pronounce Socratic in American English:
US [səˈkrætɪk, so-]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to Socrates or to his method of teaching
Word Origin
- Socratic (adj.)
- 1630s (Socratical is from 1580s), "of or pertaining to Greek philosopher Socrates" (469-399 B.C.E.), especially in reference to his method of eliciting truth by question and answer, from Latin Socraticus, from Greek Sokratikos "pertaining to Socrates or his school." His name is Greek Sokrates, literally "having safe might."
Example
- 1. Likewise , socratic questioning is designed to make the other person think rather than elicit information for you .
- 2. The application of socratic learning method on environmental chemistry web course .
- 3. The most recent national survey on the subject found that 97 % of law-school professors use the socratic method in first-year classes .
- 4. But it raises intriguing questions about the value of the socratic method as a teaching technique in today 's classrooms .
- 5. We should not be surprised there is no socratic dialogue with hippocrates .