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maieutics

‘method of elenchus

elenctic method

‘socratic debate

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[β€˜the socratic method’ is named after the classical greek philosopher ‘socrates’]

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(‘elenchus’ is a form of ‘cooperative argumentative dialogue’ between individuals, based on ‘asking’ + ‘answering’ questions to stimulate ‘critical thinking and to draw out ideas + underlying presumptions)

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(it is a ‘dialectical method’, often involving a discussion in which the defense of 1 point of view is ‘questioned’…)

(…so that 1 participant may lead another to contradict themselves in some way, thus weakening the defender’s point)

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(this method is introduced by socrates in plato’s ‘theaetetus’ as ‘mid-wifery’ (aka ‘maieutics’) because it is employed to bring out definitions implicit in the interlocutors’ beliefs, or to help them further their understanding)

(the ‘socratic method’ is a method of ‘hypothesis elimination’, in that better hypotheses are found by steadily ‘identifying’ + ‘eliminating’ those that lead to ‘contradictions’)

(the ‘socratic method’ searches for ‘general’ / ‘commonly held’ truths that shape beliefs, and scrutinizes them to determine their consistency with other beliefs)

(the basic form is a series of questions formulated as tests of ‘logic’ + ‘fact’ intended to help a person or group discover their beliefs about some topic, exploring the definitions or logoi (singular logos), seeking to characterize the general characteristics shared by various particular instances)

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(‘aristotle’ attributed to ‘socrates’ the discovery of the method of ‘definition + induction’, which he regarded as the essence of the ‘scientific method’)

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