- pre-Socratic
- adjective Date: 1871 of or relating to Greek philosophers before Socrates • pre-Socratic noun
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pre-Socratic — or Presocratic [prē΄sə krat′ik] adj. designating or of the Greek philosophers before Socrates, often, specif., those whose philosophy was cosmological and ontological in emphasis n. a pre Socratic philosopher … English World dictionary
pre-Socratic — 1. adjective /ˌpɹiːsɒˈkɹætɪk/ Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher (circa 469–399 BC). 2. noun /ˌpɹiːsɒˈkɹætɪk/ Any one of the pre Socratic philosophers, viz. (circa 624–546 BC), (circa 610–546 BC), (circa 585–525… … Wiktionary
pre-Socratic — pre So•crat•ic [[t]ˌpri səˈkræt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) pho of or pertaining to the philosophers or philosophical systems of the period before the Socratic period 2) pho any philosopher of this period • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
Pre-Socratic philosophy — The Pre Socratic Greek philosophers were active before Socrates or contemporaneously, but expounding knowledge developed earlier. The popularity of the term originates with Hermann Diels work Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker ( The Fragments of the … Wikipedia
pre-Socratic — /pree seuh krat ik, soh /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the philosophers or philosophical systems of the period before the Socratic period. n. 2. any philosopher of this period. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
pre-Socratic — I noun any philosopher who lived before Socrates • Hypernyms: ↑philosopher II adjective before the time of Socrates • Syn: ↑presocratic • Pertains to noun: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Socratic — Synonyms and related words: Augustinian, Averroist, Berkeleian, Cartesian, Hegelian, Heideggerian, Heraclitean, Humean, Husserlian, Kantian, Leibnizian, Neo Hegelian, Neo Pythagorean, Neoplatonic, Parmenidean, Peripatetic, Platonic, Pyrrhonic,… … Moby Thesaurus
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Ancient Greek philosophy — Raphael s School of Athens, depicting an array of ancient Greek philosophers engaged in discussion. Ancient Greek philosophy arose in the 6th century BCE and continued through the Hellenistic period, at which point Ancient Greece was incorporated … Wikipedia
Ionians (The) — The Ionians Malcolm Schofield THALES AND OTHERS The Greeks agreed that philosophy had begun with Thales. However they did not know much about his views.1 What survives is mostly a potent legend. Herodotus tells stories of his practical ingenuity … History of philosophy
