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Noun: dialectics `dIu'lektiks- A rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces
Noun: dialectic `dIu'lektik- Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
- A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction
"this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"
See also: dialectical, dialectician Type of: contradiction, philosophy, principle, rationale Encyclopedia: Dialectic Dialectics |