maieutic
[ mey-yoo-tik ]
/ meɪˈyu tɪk /
adjective
of or relating to the method used by Socrates of eliciting knowledge in the mind of a person by interrogation and insistence on close and logical reasoning.
Origin of maieutic
1645–55; < Greek
maieutikós of, pertaining to midwifery, equivalent to
maieú(esthai) to serve as a midwife (akin to
maîa midwife) +
-tikos
-tic
Words nearby maieutic
Example sentences from the Web for maieutic
Therefore he called his method the "maieutic" or "obstetric" art.
Christianity and Greek Philosophy |Benjamin Franklin Cocker
British Dictionary definitions for maieutic
maieutic
maieutical
/ (meɪˈjuːtɪk) /
adjective
philosophy
of or relating to the Socratic method of eliciting knowledge by a series of questions and answers
Word Origin for maieutic
C17: from Greek
maieutikos relating to midwifery (used figuratively by Socrates), from
maia midwife