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Socratic irony

a feature of the Socratic method of questioning, in which ignorance is affected in pretending to solicit information, only to then point out the unforeseen consequences and glaring contradictions educed thereby
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Socratic irony

Summary

Socratic irony has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • Socrates is named after Socratic irony[2].
  • Socratic irony's subclass of is recorded as irony[3].
  • Socratic irony's part of is recorded as Socratic method[4].
  • Socratic irony's part of is recorded as Socratic questioning[5].
  • Socratic irony's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[6].
  • Socratic irony's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120phdr2[7].
  • Socratic irony's Treccani's Dizionario di Filosofia ID is recorded as ironia[8].

Why It Matters

Socratic irony has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Related Entities

Socrates

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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