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As defined in the [[Collins English Dictionary]], [[Socratic Irony]] is defined as 'a means by which the pretended ignorance of a skilful questioner leads the person answering to expose his or her own ignorance'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/socratic-irony|title=Socratic irony definition and meaning {{!}} Collins English Dictionary|website=www.collinsdictionary.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref> |
As defined in the [[Collins English Dictionary]], [[Socratic Irony]] is defined as 'a means by which the pretended ignorance of a skilful questioner leads the person answering to expose his or her own ignorance'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/socratic-irony|title=Socratic irony definition and meaning {{!}} Collins English Dictionary|website=www.collinsdictionary.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref> |
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Socratic Irony is categorised as a tradition in the mostly [[Oration|spoken form]]: the basis of the [[school of thought]] is based on knowledge. The philosophical idea is seen as a notable one, since Socrates made use of it on so many occasions, according to his ideological [[Successor|successors]], including Plato and Quintilian, noting that: ''"Socrates's whole life is a game of irony"''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Y5D67iHp7FwC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=socratic+irony&ots=zx2eNKQQ78&sig=l1SMEqkcy8A3xRq_FXfLR7O39bk#v=onepage&q=socratic%20irony&f=false|title=Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy : Volume XXXIV|last=Sedley|first=David|date=2008-05-29|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=9780191562662|language=en}}</ref> |
Socratic Irony is categorised as a tradition in the mostly [[Oration|spoken form]]: the basis of the [[school of thought]] is based on knowledge. The philosophical idea is seen as a notable one, since Socrates made use of it on so many occasions, according to his ideological [[Successor|successors]], including Plato and Quintilian, noting that: ''"Socrates's whole life is a game of irony".''<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Vasiliou|first=Iakovos|date=2002/07|title=Socrates’ reverse irony|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/classical-quarterly/article/socrates-reverse-irony/139FF1CEE15EF0C23772650FAC4F19BF|journal=The Classical Quarterly|language=en|volume=52|issue=1|pages=220–230|doi=10.1093/cq/52.1.220|issn=1471-6844}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Y5D67iHp7FwC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=socratic+irony&ots=zx2eNKQQ78&sig=l1SMEqkcy8A3xRq_FXfLR7O39bk#v=onepage&q=socratic%20irony&f=false|title=Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy : Volume XXXIV|last=Sedley|first=David|date=2008-05-29|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=9780191562662|language=en}}</ref> |
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The teachings of Socrates were mostly spoken, leaving his [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/contemporary contemporaries] to document the ideologies that had been placed unto them. Plato categorised his mentor's edicts as ''"the mental equivalent of sleights of hand"''<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gellrich|first=Michelle|date=1994|title=Socratic Magic: Enchantment, Irony, and Persuasion in Plato's Dialogues|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4351494|journal=The Classical World|volume=87|issue=4|pages=275–307|doi=10.2307/4351494|issn=0009-8418}}</ref> |
The teachings of Socrates were mostly spoken, leaving his [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/contemporary contemporaries] to document the ideologies that had been placed unto them. Plato categorised his mentor's edicts as ''"the mental equivalent of sleights of hand".''<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gellrich|first=Michelle|date=1994|title=Socratic Magic: Enchantment, Irony, and Persuasion in Plato's Dialogues|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4351494|journal=The Classical World|volume=87|issue=4|pages=275–307|doi=10.2307/4351494|issn=0009-8418}}</ref> |
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4th Century BC Philosophy
Philosophy in the 4th Century was an epoch which hosted a series of philosophical pioneers and their respective ideologies and edicts. During this time, such individuals as Aristotle (Aristotélēs), Plato (Plátōn) and Socrates (Sōkrátēs) forged the framework of the ideological world that proceeded them and let their own ideals be left to their inheritors. As such their philosophical ideas have left an imprint on the philosophical world as a whole.[1]
Ancient philosophical ideals (such as Aristotelian philosophy) had a creditable influence to the origins of later western philosophy and religious ideals (for example: Judaeo-Christian theology and medieval Islam) during the classical period.[2]
Socrates (Sōkrátēs)
"However his teachings were interpreted, it seems clear that Socrates' main focus was on how to live a good and virtuous life"[3]
Socratic Irony
As defined in the Collins English Dictionary, Socratic Irony is defined as 'a means by which the pretended ignorance of a skilful questioner leads the person answering to expose his or her own ignorance'.[4]
Socratic Irony is categorised as a tradition in the mostly spoken form: the basis of the school of thought is based on knowledge. The philosophical idea is seen as a notable one, since Socrates made use of it on so many occasions, according to his ideological successors, including Plato and Quintilian, noting that: "Socrates's whole life is a game of irony".[5][6]
The teachings of Socrates were mostly spoken, leaving his contemporaries to document the ideologies that had been placed unto them. Plato categorised his mentor's edicts as "the mental equivalent of sleights of hand".[7]
Elenchus (Socratic Method)
References
- ^ "Socrates". Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- ^ Delius, Christoph; Gatzemeier, Matthias; Sertcan, Deniz; Wünscher, Kathleen (2013). The Story of Philosophy from Antiquity to Present (PDF). China: h.f.ullmann. p. 6. ISBN 978-3-8480-0428-7.
- ^ "Socrates". Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- ^ "Socratic irony definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- ^ Vasiliou, Iakovos (2002/07). "Socrates' reverse irony". The Classical Quarterly. 52 (1): 220–230. doi:10.1093/cq/52.1.220. ISSN 1471-6844.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Sedley, David (2008-05-29). Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy : Volume XXXIV. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780191562662.
- ^ Gellrich, Michelle (1994). "Socratic Magic: Enchantment, Irony, and Persuasion in Plato's Dialogues". The Classical World. 87 (4): 275–307. doi:10.2307/4351494. ISSN 0009-8418.
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