Presocratic
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Presocratic (plural Presocratics)
- 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
- of, or characteristic of, such a philosopher (or these philosophers) as a whole.