Example sentences for: socratic

How can you use “socratic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • David Franklin's complete misunderstanding of the Socratic method in "Trials of Socrates" leads him to the right conclusions for all the wrong reasons.

  • At first they are overawing; their calm self-collectedness of simplicity seems a Socratic wisdom ...

  • Instinct is "inspired" by Daniel Quinn's 1991 cult novel Ishmael , which is largely a Socratic, telepathic dialogue between a man and a gorilla, the latter of whom hectors the former about the destructive path of modern society and restates the history of the world as a struggle between "leavers" (animals, wise nomadic tribes) and "takers" (mostly white males).

  • Other interview shows may retain a smoother veneer of Socratic dialogue, but the emphasis on maintaining a civilized atmosphere actually dulls the intellectual rigor of the discussion.

  • These two pillars of legal education--the so-called "Socratic method" and the "case method"--were both pioneered at Harvard and survive there less changed than anywhere else.


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