Definition of Maieutic method

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

Exact synonyms: Socratic Method
Generic synonyms: Pedagogics, Pedagogy, Teaching Method

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maieutic Method

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maieutic method (current term)
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Literary usage of Maieutic method

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Six Lectures Introductory to the Philosophical Writings of Cicero: With Some by Thomas Woodhouse Levin (1871)
"... exprimant] The cross-examining, maieutic method or dialectic of Socrates is here alluded to. It was the characteristic manner of the Academy to discover ..."

2. Inductive Logic by John Grier Hibben (1896)
"CHAPTER XIX HISTORICAL SKETCH OF INDUCTION Socrates (470-399 BC). —We find the beginnings of inductive inquiry in the Socratic or maieutic method, ..."

3. Buddha by Hermann Oldenberg (1904)
"... will here find more than one trace, though dim and unskilful, of the same maieutic method of dialectic, which history has properly denominated Socratic, ..."

4. A History of Philosophy: With Especial Reference to the Formation and by Wilhelm Windelband (1901)
"The maieutic method has, however, still another essential meaning. In the process of conversation the common rational quality comes to light, ..."

5. Studies at Leisure by William Leonard Courtney (1892)
"Gotama, too, seems to have proceeded by the same maieutic method of dialectics that is usually associated with the name of the Athenian philosopher; ..."

6. Education from a National Standpoint by Alfred Fouillée (1892)
"The master, too, questions him in the maieutic method of Socrates. According to D'Alembert, two things are necessary to acquire sagacity, the best of mental ..."

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