ALL meanings of dialectic
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D d - noun dialectic the conversational Socratic method of argument 3
- noun dialectic (in Plato) the highest study, that of the Forms 3
- noun dialectic (in the writings of Kant) the exposure of the contradictions implicit in applying empirical concepts beyond the limits of experience 3
- noun dialectic the process of reconciliation of contradiction either of beliefs or in historical processes 3
- adjective dialectic of or relating to logical disputation 3
- noun dialectic the art or practice of examining opinions or ideas logically, often by the method of question and answer, so as to determine their validity 3
- noun dialectic logical argumentation 3
- noun dialectic 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) 3
- noun dialectic the general application of this principle in analysis, criticism, exposition, etc. 3
- abbreviation DIALECTIC dialectical 3
- countable noun dialectic People refer to the dialectic or dialectics of a situation when they are referring to the way in which two very different forces or factors work together, and the way in which their differences are resolved. 3
- uncountable noun dialectic In philosophy, dialectics is a method of reasoning and reaching conclusions by considering theories and ideas together with ones that contradict them. 3
- noun dialectic disputation or debate, esp intended to resolve differences between two views rather than to establish one of them as true 3
- adjective dialectic of, relating to, or of the nature of logical argumentation. 1
- abbreviation DIALECTIC dialectal. 1
- noun dialectic the art or practice of logical discussion as employed in investigating the truth of a theory or opinion. 1
- noun dialectic logical argumentation. 1
- noun dialectic Often, dialectics. logic or any of its branches. any formal system of reasoning or thought. 1
- noun dialectic Hegelian dialectic. 1
- noun dialectic dialectics, (often used with a singular verb) the arguments or bases of dialectical materialism, including the elevation of matter over mind and a constantly changing reality with a material basis. 1
- noun dialectic (in Kantian epistemology) a fallacious metaphysical system arising from the attribution of objective reality to the perceptions by the mind of external objects. Compare transcendental dialectic. 1
- noun dialectic the juxtaposition or interaction of conflicting ideas, forces, etc. 1
- noun dialectic Of or relating to dialectic or dialectics; dialectical. 1
- noun dialectic logical argument 1
- noun plural dialectic logic 1
- adjective dialectic relating to logical argument 1
- noun dialectic Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments. 0
- noun dialectic A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction. 0