SOCRATIC METHOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Socratic method mean? 

• SOCRATIC METHOD (noun)
  The noun SOCRATIC METHOD has 1 sense:

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOCRATIC 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 ("Socratic method" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

"So do I," added her husband, who welcomed the thought of a chance for trying the Socratic method of education on modern youth.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)