Fakta bahwa akeh percakapan sane malibatin Socrates (sakadi sane sampun kaceritayang olih Plato lan Xenophon) puput nenten nincap kesimpulan sane pastika, utawi secare aporitik, sampun kadorong antuk perdebatan antuk artin metode Socrates.
The fact that many conversations involving Socrates (as recounted by Plato and Xenophon) end without having reached a firm conclusion, or aporetically, has stimulated debate over the meaning of the Socratic method.