What does presocratic mean?
Definitions for presocratic
pre·so·crat·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
presocratic, pre-Socraticadjective
before the time of Socrates
Wiktionary
Presocraticadjective
of, or characteristic of, such a philosopher (or these philosophers) as a whole.
Presocraticnoun
Any ancient Greek philosopher who preceded or was roughly contemporaneous with Socrates and whose methods and views were influenced neither directly nor indirectly by Socrates or his primary student, Plato.
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presocratic
Presocratic refers to any ancient Greek philosopher who lived and worked before the time of Socrates, or whose work is not or only tangentially influenced by Socratic philosophical concepts. The term typically covers philosophical traditions and thinkers from the 6th and 5th Century BC. These philosophers are generally known for their inquiries into areas such as metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, and cosmology. The term was originally introduced for categorization and historical study purposes.
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1871","3"],["1875","7"],["1887","2"],["1892","22"],["1918","4"],["1924","6"],["1928","4"],["1931","2"],["1932","1"],["1941","5"],["1943","1"],["1946","1"],["1947","3"],["1949","3"],["1952","2"],["1953","5"],["1954","6"],["1958","1"],["1959","18"],["1960","1"],["1961","1"],["1962","5"],["1963","10"],["1964","21"],["1965","123"],["1966","5"],["1967","9"],["1968","19"],["1969","10"],["1970","12"],["1971","12"],["1972","25"],["1973","9"],["1974","29"],["1975","31"],["1976","10"],["1977","5"],["1978","16"],["1979","6"],["1980","15"],["1981","11"],["1982","36"],["1983","21"],["1984","8"],["1985","23"],["1986","19"],["1987","98"],["1988","65"],["1989","52"],["1990","68"],["1991","70"],["1992","111"],["1993","55"],["1994","154"],["1995","52"],["1996","43"],["1997","73"],["1998","59"],["1999","84"],["2000","62"],["2001","211"],["2002","48"],["2003","102"],["2004","147"],["2005","114"],["2006","73"],["2007","62"],["2008","91"]]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of presocratic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of presocratic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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