Socrates

n. (470?-399 B.C.) Greek philosopher who developed a question-and-answer method of teaching

For the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, see Socrates. SOCRATES is the European Community action programme in the field of education. The second phase of the programme covers the period January 1 2000 to December 31 2006. It draws on the experiences of the first phase (1995-1999) building on the successful aspects of the programme, improving and amalgamating several of the previous Actions and introducing a number of innovations.
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This page is about the Classical Greek philosopher. For the Portuguese prime minister, see José Sócrates. For other uses of Socrates, see Socrates (disambiguation). Socrates (Greek: , invariably anglicized as , Sǒcratēs, SOCK-ruh-teez; c. 470 BC–399 BCE) was a Classical Greek philosopher. The most reliable source of information concerning Socrates is Plato. However, classical scholars disagree as to whether a historically accurate portrayal of Socrates can be extracted from any of the sources. Even Plato is alleged to create an incompatible portrayal of Socrates: his dialogues portray Socrates as a teacher who denies having disciples, as a man of reason who obeys a divine voice in his head, and a pious man who is executed for the state's own expediency; Socrates disparages the pleasures of the senses, yet is excited by beauty; he is devoted to the education of the citizens of Athens, yet indifferent to his own sons.
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This page is about the Brazilian football player. For the Portuguese prime minister, see José Sócrates. For other uses of Socrates, see Socrates (disambiguation). Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (born February 19, 1954), more commonly known simply as Sócrates, is a former Brazilian football  player. His ability to read the game was highly valued, and his signature move was the blind heel pass. Sócrates is a doctor of medicine, a rare achievement for a professional soccer player (he is a graduate of the Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Even rarer is the fact that he earned the degree while concurrently playing professional soccer. He is also noted for being an intellectual (he holds a doctorate degree in philosophy), a heavy drinker and smoker, and for his height (192 cm, 6 ft 4 in). Contrary to a popular rumour, Sócrates never played University College Dublin F.C. while a student in Ireland. His brother Raí won the World Cup in 1994 and played for São Paulo and for Paris St. Germain.
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Noun
1. ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC)
(hypernym) philosopher

n. Socrates, Greek philosopher (470?-399 B.C.), Greek philosopher who developed a question-and-answer method of teaching

n. Socrates (470?-399 B.C.), Greek philosopher who developed a question-and-answer method of teaching