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socrates
/ˈsɑkɹətiz/
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What does socrates mean?
noun
- Acronym of site, onset, character, radiation, associations, timecourse, exacerbating and relieving factors, and severity (of pain).
proper noun
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- The Greek philosopher, 470–399 BC.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsɑkɹətiz/
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Yes, Socrates, he said, and if you were providing for a city of pigs, how else would you feed the beasts?
Besides, the method of arguing, of which Socrates here makes use, is it not equally admirable both in simplicity and vehemence?
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I have always felt that the poor lady was greatly abused, and that Socrates deserved all he received from her, and more.
For the historian of metaphysics, Socrates marks an epoch, but for the historian of science he is a much less consequential figure.
I think there is still rather a warm feeling for Socrates the man, independent of what he said, which is little known.