bringing out latent thoughts; socratic
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• (a.) Alt. of Maieutical
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Ma·ieu'tic (ma*ū'tĭk),
Ma*ieu'tic*al (-tĭ*k
a l)
adjective [ Greek
maieytiko`s , from
mai^a midwife.]
1. Serving to assist childbirth.
Cudworth. 2. Fig. : Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of though...
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maieutic, maieutical 1. Relating to Socrates, his philosophy, or his method of arriving at the truth. 2. Of, or relating to, the aspect of the Socratic method that induces a respondent to formulate latent concepts through a dialectic or logical sequence of questions. 3. In obsterics, a rubber bag used for dilating the cervix uteri.
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Adjective derived from the Greek maia, midwife; hence pertaining to the art of assisting at childbirth, and to the positive aspect of the Socratic method. Socrates pretended to be a midwife, like his mother, since he assisted at the birth of knowledge by eliciting correct concepts by his process of interrogation and examination. -- J.J.R.
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