Socratic philosophy
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The gist of this definition of matter was to clear the decks for scientific calculation, by removing from nature the moral density and moral magic with which the Socratic philosophy had encumbered it.
From Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy Five Essays by Santayana, George
We designated Socratic philosophy, in its relation to popular belief, as a reaction against the radical free-thought of the sophistic movement.
From Atheism in Pagan Antiquity by Andersen, Ingeborg
This reactionary tendency in Socratic philosophy appears nowhere more plainly than in the field of religion.
From Atheism in Pagan Antiquity by Andersen, Ingeborg
The Socratic philosophy had suffered from the Socratic manner of life.
From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)
His work represents one great aspect of Socratic philosophy, and should be compared with the Cyrenaic and Megarian doctrines.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
