고대 아테네의 철학자(기원전 469년~399년). 소크라테스식 문답법을 통해 진리를 탐구했으며, 불경죄와 젊은이들을 타락시킨 죄로 사형을 선고받고 독배를 마셨다.
Ancient Athenian philosopher (469–399 BC) whose method of inquiry (the Socratic method) involved rigorous questioning to expose contradictions and arrive at truth. He was famously sentenced to death for impiety and corrupting the youth.
예문:
"The Socratic method encourages critical thinking by forcing students to defend their own assumptions through continuous questioning."
"Much of what we know about Socrates comes from the dialogues written by his student, Plato."
"Socrates believed that 'the unexamined life is not worth living.'"