Socratics

Followers of the Greek philosopher, Socrates, whose interests lay not in the speculation about the natural world engaged in by earlier philosophers but in pursuing questions of ethics. Socrates' method of inquiry (the //Socratic method//) was based on discourse with those around him; his careful questioning was designed to reveal truth and to expose error.

"Socrates" //The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary//. Tony Deverson. Oxford University Press 2004. //Oxford Reference Online//. Oxford University Press. University of Dayton. 21 September 2007 