"Socratic method" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Named for Socrates, who employs it in Plato's dialogues. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Socratic method
  1. A method of teaching through questions rather than lectures. Wikipedia link: Socratic method Categories (topical): Education, Philosophy Synonyms: elenchus, elenctic method, erotematic method, maieutics Coordinate_terms: Socratic irony Translations (Translations): μαιευτικὴ τέχνη (maieutikḕ tékhnē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), μαιευτική (maieutikḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ἔλεγχος (élenkhos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), طَرِيقَة سُقْرَاطَ (alt: ṭarīqa(t) suqrāṭa) [feminine] (Arabic), mayevtika (Azerbaijani), maièutica [feminine] (Catalan), mètode socràtic [masculine] (Catalan), 蘇格拉底反詰法 (Chinese Mandarin), 苏格拉底反诘法 (Sūgélādǐ fǎnjiéfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 或作蘇格拉底法 (Chinese Mandarin), 或作苏格拉底法 (huózuó Sūgélādǐ fǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), sokratovská metoda [feminine] (Czech), maieutika [feminine] (Czech), maieutik [common-gender] (Danish), majeutik [common-gender] (Danish), socratische methode [feminine] (Dutch), maieutiek (Dutch), sokrata metodo (Esperanto), elenĥus (Esperanto), elenkta metodo (Esperanto), sokrata debato (Esperanto), sokraatiline meetod (Estonian), sokraattinen menetelmä (Finnish), maïeutique [feminine] (French), maiéutica [feminine] (Galician), სოკრატესეული მეთოდი (soḳraṭeseuli metodi) (Georgian), მაიევტიკა (maievṭiḳa) (Georgian), sokratische Methode [feminine] (German), Mäeutik [feminine] (German), Maieutik [feminine] (German), μαιευτική (maieftikí) [feminine] (Greek), השיטה הסוקרטית (Hebrew), וִכּוּחַ סוקרטי [masculine] (Hebrew), metode Sokrates (Indonesian), maieutica [feminine] (Italian), metodo socratico [masculine] (Italian), ソクラテス式問答法 (Sokuratesu shiki mondō hō) (alt: ソクラテスしきもんどうほう) (Japanese), 反対論証法 (hantai ronshō hō) (alt: はんたいろんしょうほう) (Japanese), ソクラテス式討論 (Sokuratesu shiki tōron) (alt: ソクラテスしきとうろん) (Japanese), 문답법 (mundapbeop) (Korean), 소크라테스식 대화법 (sokeurateseusik daehwabeop) (Korean), elenchus [masculine] (Latin), maieutica [feminine] (Latin), сократов метод (sokratov metod) [masculine] (Macedonian), сократика (sokratika) [feminine] (Macedonian), روش سقراطی (raveš soqrâti) (Persian), روش افلاطونی (raveš aflâtuni) (Persian), majeutyka [feminine] (Polish), metoda sokratyczna [feminine] (Polish), maiêutica [feminine] (Portuguese), método socrático [masculine] (Portuguese), maieutică [feminine] (Romanian), ме́тод Сокра́та (métod Sokráta) [masculine] (Russian), майе́втика (majévtika) [feminine] (Russian), elenchos [masculine] (Slovak), maieutika [feminine] (Slovak), majevtika [feminine] (Slovene), babiška metoda [feminine] (Slovene), mayéutica [feminine] (Spanish), método socrático [masculine] (Spanish), debate socrático [masculine] (Spanish), maieutik [common-gender] (Swedish), majevtik [common-gender] (Swedish), majeutik [common-gender] (Swedish), doğurtuculuk (Turkish), istilâdiye (Turkish), sokratik yöntem (Turkish), майєвтика (majjevtyka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), маєвтика (majevtyka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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      "alt": "はんたいろんしょうほう",
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