maieutics

Meaning

Synonym of Socratic method

Translations

Mäeutik

maièutica

maieutia

Pronounced as (IPA)
/meɪˈjuːtɪks/
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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