Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the Socratic manner; by the Socratic method.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In the Socratic method.
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Examples
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As someone with a masters in history, I can say that most of my classes have also involved a fair amount of student discussion, reminiscent of what went on in grad school, after the rule has been teased out socratically.
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Common is the Socratic Method? 2009
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But in New Jersey, his meetings are conducted socratically.
SI.com 2010
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He often presented economics socratically - a technique familiar to lawyers.
TRUTH ON THE MARKET 2009
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We must treat politics socratically rather than impulsively using our gut feelings.
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