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Dialectics
see synonyms of dialecticsNoun
1. dialectics
a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces
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Dialectics
see synonyms of dialecticsnoun (functioning as plural or (sometimes) singular)
1.
the study of reasoning or of argumentative methodology
2.
a particular methodology or system; a logic
3.
the application of the Hegelian dialectic or the rationale of dialectical materialism
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Dialectics
see synonyms of dialecticsn.
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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