Socrates examined various examples of a concept, e.g., a chair—stool, bench, armchair, throne, in order to identify what the chairs all had in common. This search for the general principle behind particular examples was called __________________.

a. essence
b. form
c. inductive definition
d. substance


Answer: c. inductive definition

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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