Source Word
pre-Socratic
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
historical
(historical)
Any
of
the
pre-Socratic
philosophers,
viz.
Thales
(circa
624–546
BCE),
Anaximander
(circa
610–546
BCE),
Anaximenes
(circa
585–525
BCE),
Pythagoras
(circa
576–495
BCE),
Xenophanes
(circa
570–480
BCE),
Heraclitus
(circa
535–475
BCE),
Parmenides
(early-5ᵗʰ
century
BCE),
Anaxagoras
(circa
500–428
BCE),
Empedocles
(circa
490–430
BCE),
and
Democritus
(circa
460–370
BCE).
Japanese Meaning
（歴史的な文脈で）ソクラテス以前の古代ギリシャの哲学者、具体的にはタレス、アナクシマンダー、アナクシメネス、ピタゴラス、クセノファネス、ヘラクレイトス、パルメニデス、アナクサゴラス、エンペドクレス、デモクリトスなどを指す。
Sense（1）
(historical)
Any
of
the
pre-Socratic
philosophers,
viz.
Thales
(circa
624–546
BCE),
Anaximander
(circa
610–546
BCE),
Anaximenes
(circa
585–525
BCE),
Pythagoras
(circa
576–495
BCE),
Xenophanes
(circa
570–480
BCE),
Heraclitus
(circa
535–475
BCE),
Parmenides
(early-5ᵗʰ
century
BCE),
Anaxagoras
(circa
500–428
BCE),
Empedocles
(circa
490–430
BCE),
and
Democritus
(circa
460–370
BCE).
（ plural ）
