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Dialectic

see synonyms of dialectic

Noun

1. dialectic

any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments

2. dialectic

a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction

Example Sentences:
'this situation created the inner dialectic of American history'

Adjective

3. dialectic, dialectical

of or relating to or employing dialectic

Example Sentences:
'the dialectical method'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dialectic

see synonyms of dialectic
noun
1. 
disputation or debate, esp intended to resolve differences between two views rather than to establish one of them as true
2. philosophy
a. 
the conversational Socratic method of argument
b. 
(in Plato) the highest study, that of the Forms
3. 
(in the writings of Kant) the exposure of the contradictions implicit in applying empirical concepts beyond the limits of experience
4. philosophy
the process of reconciliation of contradiction either of beliefs or in historical processes
See also Hegelian dialectic, dialectical materialism
adjective
5. 
of or relating to logical disputation

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Dialectic

see synonyms of dialectic
noun
1.  [often pl.]
the art or practice of examining opinions or ideas logically, often by the method of question and answer, so as to determine their validity
2. 
logical argumentation
3.  [often pl.]
a. 
the method of logic used by Hegel and adapted by Marx to observable social and economic processes: it is based on the principle that an idea or event (thesis) generates its opposite (antithesis), leading to a reconciliation of opposites (synthesis)
b. 
the general application of this principle in analysis, criticism, exposition, etc.
adjective
4. 
dialectical

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dialectic

see synonyms of dialectic
n.
1. The art or practice of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
2. The process especially associated with Hegel of arriving at the truth by stating a thesis, developing a contradictory antithesis, and combining and resolving them into a coherent synthesis.
3. often dialectics (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The Marxian process of change through the conflict of opposing forces, whereby a given contradiction is characterized by a primary and a secondary aspect, the secondary succumbing to the primary, which is then transformed into an aspect of a new contradiction.
4. dialectics (used with a sing. verb) A method of argument or exposition that systematically weighs contradictory facts or ideas with a view to the resolution of their real or apparent contradictions.
5. The contradiction between two conflicting forces viewed as the determining factor in their continuing interaction.

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