Maieutic
[mey-yoo-tik] /meɪˈyu tɪk/
adjective
1.
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.
/meɪˈjuːtɪk/
adjective
1.
(philosophy) of or relating to the Socratic method of eliciting knowledge by a series of questions and answers
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