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| di·a·lec·tic [ d ə léktik ] (plural di·a·lec·tics) |
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1. tension between conflicting ideas: the tension that exists between two conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas
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2. investigation of truth through discussion: the investigation of the truth through discussion, or the art of investigating truths through discussion
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3. debate resolving conflict: debate intended to resolve a conflict between two contradictory or apparently contradictory ideas or parts logically, establishing truths on both sides rather than disproving one argument
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4. Hegelian process: the process, in Hegelian and Marxist thought, in which two apparently opposed ideas, the thesis and antithesis, become combined in a unified whole, the synthesis
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5. Socratic method for revealing truth: the methods used in Socratic philosophy to reveal truth through disputation
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| [Late 16th century. Via Latin dialectica< Greek dialektikē (tekhnē) "(art) of discussion or debate" < dialektikos "of conversation" < dialektos (see dialect)] |
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