Wikipedia is a collaboratively edited free online encyclopedia operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its article on Socrates is used here as an accessible secondary reference for his dates and for the naming of the Socratic method. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Citation
PublisherWikimedia Foundation
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates
Source TypeEncyclopedia
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Sources
Wikipedia: Socrates
Wikimedia Foundationself-citationQuote, self-citation
Socrates (c. 470 to 399 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher from Classical Athens, perhaps the first Western moral philosopher.
Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)
This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Thinkers, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Pedagogical Approaches, 1 claims: 1 connected.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.