单词 | dialectic |
释义 | Word Frequency dialectic(ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk) 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 Derived forms dialectician (ˌdialecˈtician) noun Word origin C17: from Latin dialectica, from Greek dialektikē (tekhnē) (the art) of argument; see dialect |
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