maieutic
11maieutic — ma•ieu•tic [[t]meɪˈyu tɪk[/t]] adj. pho of or pertaining to the Socratic method of eliciting new ideas from someone • Etymology: 1645–55; < Gk maieutikós lit., skilled in midwifery …
12maieutic — /meɪˈjutɪk/ (say may yoohtik) adjective (of the Socratic mode of inquiry) bringing out ideas latent in the mind. {Greek maieutikos of midwifery} …
13maieutic — a. pertaining to Socratic method. ♦ maieutics, n. Socratic method; midwifery …
14maieutic — adj. (of the Socratic mode of enquiry) serving to bring a person s latent ideas into clear consciousness. Etymology: Gk maieutikos f. maieuomai act as a midwife f. maia midwife …
15maieutic method — noun a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students • Syn: ↑Socratic method • Hypernyms: ↑teaching method, ↑pedagogics, ↑pedagogy …
16Socratic method — maieutic method maieutic method n. A method of teaching by question and answer; it was used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students; called also the {Socratic method} [WordNet 1.5] …
17Maieutical — Maieutic Ma*ieu tic (m[asl]*[=u] t[i^]k), Maieutical Ma*ieu tic*al (m[asl]*[=u] t[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. maieytiko s, fr. mai^a midwife.] 1. Serving to assist childbirth. Cudworth. [1913 Webster] 2. [Fig.] Aiding, or tending to, the definition and… …
18Technics and Time, 1 — Technics and Time, 1: The Fault of Epimetheus (French: La technique et le temps, 1: La faute d Épiméthée ) is a book by the French philosopher Bernard Stiegler, first published by Galilée in 1994. The English translation, by George Collins and… …
19maieutics — [treated as sing.] the maieutic method. → maieutic …
20Mesopotamia — For other uses, see Mesopotamia (disambiguation). Ancient Mesopotamia Euphrates · …
