socratic method

So·crat·ic meth·od

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Definitions of socratic method words

noun socratic method the use of questions, as employed by Socrates, to develop a latent idea, as in the mind of a pupil, or to elicit admissions, as from an opponent, tending to establish a proposition. 1
noun socratic method the method of instruction by question and answer used by Socrates in order to elicit from his pupils truths he considered to be implicitly known by all rational beings 0
noun socratic method a method of teaching or discussion, like that used by Socrates, in which by means of a series of questions and answers the logical soundness of a definition is tested, the meaning of a concept examined, etc. 0

before 1735

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1735-45

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