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MAIEUTIC METHOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does maieutic method mean? 

MAIEUTIC METHOD (noun)
  The noun MAIEUTIC METHOD has 1 sense:

1. a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his studentsplay

  Familiarity information: MAIEUTIC METHOD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MAIEUTIC METHOD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

maieutic method; Socratic method

Hypernyms ("maieutic method" is a kind of...):

pedagogics; pedagogy; teaching method (the principles and methods of instruction)


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