Socratic method

noun

1. the use of questions, as employed by Socrates, to develop a latent idea, as in the mind of a pupil, or to elicit admissions, as from an opponent, tending to establish a proposition.

Socratic method

noun

1. See maieutic
   philosophy the method of instruction by question and answer used by Socrates in order to elicit from his pupils truths he considered to be implicitly known by all rational beings Compare maieutic

Word History and Origins

Origin of Socratic method¹

First recorded in 1735–45