Maieutics

//meɪˈjuːtɪks// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Socratic method. uncommon, uncountable

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socratic method

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαιευτικός (maieutikós, “obstetric”), from a passage in Plato's Theaetetus where Socrates compares his procedure to that of a midwife.

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