maieuticamente
English translation: test/elicit/provoke our response/prompt us to understand/
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Through the maieutics method Explanation: Maieutics is a complex procedure of research introduced by Socrates, embracing the Socratic method in its widest sense. It is based on the idea that the truth is latent in the mind of every human being due to his innate reason but has to be "given birth" by answering questions (or problems) intelligently proposed. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2008-09-01 14:54:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or the socratic method Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maieutics Reference: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metodo_socratico |
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by way of a midwifery method or like a midwife (would do) Explanation: maieutics is pa procedure of research introduced by Socrates and embracing the Socratic method in its widest sense. Platon stated that several traits in Socrates´activity make it resembe a midwife´s art. |
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test/elicit/provoke our response/prompt us to understand/ Explanation: You could easily do without "maieuticamente" in this context since the second part of the sentence explains quite clearly the concept . Socrates' dialectical method http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates HTH |
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