| − | The so called '''Socratic principle''' can be expressed as imperative ''"follow the argument wherever it leads"''. It is an expression extracted from ''the Republic'', the classic work by [[Plato]], the disciple of [[Socrates]].{{#tag:ref|Socrates didn't leave any writings, but Plato, his disciple, wrote a great deal about him, though these accounts may reflect as much Plato's thought as Socrates'.<ref>{{Cite book | + | The so-called '''Socratic principle''' can be expressed as imperative ''"follow the argument wherever it leads"''. It is an expression extracted from ''the Republic'', the classic work by [[Plato]], the disciple of [[Socrates]].{{#tag:ref|Socrates didn't leave any writings, but Plato, his disciple, wrote a great deal about him, though these accounts may reflect as much Plato's thought as Socrates'.<ref>{{Cite book |