DIALECTIC Definition & Meaning

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dialectic

[dahy-uh-lek-tik]

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adjective

of, relating to, or of the nature of logical argumentation.
dialectal.

noun

the art or practice of logical discussion as employed in investigating the truth of a theory or opinion.
logical argumentation.
Often dialectics.
1. logic or any of its branches.
2. any formal system of reasoning or thought.
Hegelian dialectic.
(often used with a singular verb)��dialectics, the arguments or bases of dialectical materialism, including the elevation of matter over mind and a constantly changing reality with a material basis.
(in Kantian epistemology) a fallacious metaphysical system arising from the attribution of objective reality to the perceptions by the mind of external objects.
the juxtaposition or interaction of conflicting ideas, forces, etc.

dialectic

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noun

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

adjective

of or relating to logical disputation

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

dialectically adverb
nondialectic adjective
ˌ�徱��ˈ�پ�� noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of dialectic¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English (from Anglo-French ), from Latin dialectica, from Greek dialektikḗ (téchnē) “argumentative (art),” feminine of �徱��پ��ó��; dialect, -ic

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of dialectic¹

C17: from Latin dialectica, from Greek �徱��پ��ŧ ( �ٱ��ŧ ) (the art) of argument; see _dialect

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There’s a kind of dialectic, dual track of braiding of hope and futility that runs all the way through the book.

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Two-party politics contains a built-in dialectic about the interests of the people, in which each side will always accuse the other of acting against those interests.

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I saw the possibility of making a film that was dialectic, where words and speaking were at the center of the film.

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I’m reminded of a meme that likely began in the dialectic of Black tweeting: Black people will never be lonely; there will always be a white person all in their business.

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We grow up to discover there are names in every culture for that — yin and yang, the Apollonian and Dionysian, Vishnu and Shiva, thesis and antithesis, the law of contraries, the dialectic.

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dialect geography dialectical

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