Entertainment / Literature / Socratic Dialogue: An attempt to explore a philosophical problem by presenting a series of speakers who argue about an issue and ask each other questions. These various individuals hash out their ideas, accepting some and dismissing others, to arrive at a conclusion (or sometimes merely arrive nearer a conclusion). This model is opposed to the 'lecture' model of teaching in which single authoritative experts present their conclusions before students who accept and memorize the experts' judgment, or the 'treatise' model in which an author summarizes his or her thinking in an essay for the reader. In the case of Greek writings of Plato, Plato often presents the material as a recorded debate between Socrates and his pupils, or between Socrates and intellectuals of differing opinions, such as Gorgias or Diogenes. Examples of Socratic dialogue can be found in The Symposium, in which a number of dinner guests define the nature of love, and in The Republic, in which a group of thinkers speculate about what constitutes ideal government. See also socratic irony.
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Dialogue Noun Synonyms: duologue, conversation, discussion, conference, talk, chat, colloquy, communication
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Entertainment / Literature / Socratic Irony: Adapting a form of ironic false modesty in which a speaker claims ignorance regarding a question or philosophical problem. The speaker then turns to another 'authority' and raises the question humbly, MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Socratic Dialogue: An attempt to explore a philosophical problem by presenting a series of speakers who argue about an issue and ask each other questions. These various individuals hash out their ideas, accepting some a MORE