maieutic

[ mey-yoo-tik ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the method used by Socrates of eliciting knowledge in the mind of a person by interrogation and insistence on close and logical reasoning.

Origin of maieutic

1
1645–55; <Greek maieutikós of, pertaining to midwifery, equivalent to maieú(esthai) to serve as a midwife (akin to maîa midwife) + -tikos-tic

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maieutic

maieutical

/ (meɪˈjuːtɪk) /


adjective
  1. philosophy of or relating to the Socratic method of eliciting knowledge by a series of questions and answers

Origin of maieutic

1
C17: from Greek maieutikos relating to midwifery (used figuratively by Socrates), from maia midwife

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