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dialectics
di·a·lec·tic D0195200 (dī′ə-lĕk′tĭk)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. [Middle English dialetik, from Old French dialetique, from Latin dialectica, logic, from Greek dialektikē (tekhnē), (art) of debate, feminine of dialektikos, from dialektos, speech, conversation; see dialect.] di′a·lec′ti·cal, di′a·lec′tic adj.di′a·lec′ti·cal·ly adv.dialectics (ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪks) n (functioning as plural or (sometimes) singular) 1. (Logic) the study of reasoning or of argumentative methodology2. (Philosophy) a particular methodology or system; a logic3. (Philosophy) the application of the Hegelian dialectic or the rationale of dialectical materialismThesaurusNoun | 1. | dialectics - a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forcesrationale, principle - (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines" | TranslationsdialectiquedialetticaдиалектикаEncyclopediaSeedialecticdialectics
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