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dialectic
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of, relating to, or of the nature of logical argumentation.
noun
the art or practice of logical discussion as employed in investigating the truth of a theory or opinion.
logical argumentation.
Often dialectics.
- logic or any of its branches.
- any formal system of reasoning or thought.
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.
(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.
the juxtaposition or interaction of conflicting ideas, forces, etc.
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Origin of dialectic
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English (from Anglo-French ), from Latin dialectica, from Greek dialektikḗ (téchnē) "argumentative (art)," feminine of dialektikós; see dialect, -ic
OTHER WORDS FROM dialectic
di·a·lec·ti·cal·ly, adverb non·di·a·lec·tic, adjective, noun
Words nearby dialectic
dial down, dialect, dialectal, dialect atlas, dialect geography, dialectic, dialectical, dialectical materialism, dialectical theology, dialectician, dialecticism
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How to use dialectic in a sentence
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This matter is, in the Indian dialectic of beauty, nonnegotiable.
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His (mis)reading of the Megilla power dialectic meant tragedy for all.
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He had five-year plans and seven-year plans by the bushel-full, and he never lost faith in the dialectic.
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Islam is 1,400 years old; fascism entered the dialectic only with Benito Mussolini.
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They are the yin and the yang of the whole film and they dance the dialectic to perfection.
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One other illustration of this keen childish dialectic when face to face with the accuser deserves to be touched on.
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As in the later days of Greece, rhetoric and dialectic are the most powerful of the arts.
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In the Anglican doctorPage 119 it employs the dialectic and metaphysics of Aristotle.
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The latter is a composition of the literary German with dialectic forms, and his rhythms are halting, his ideas one-sided.
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He wrote extensively not only on medicine, but on philosophy, his writings taking throughout a more or less dialectic character.
British Dictionary definitions for dialectic
noun
disputation or debate, esp intended to resolve differences between two views rather than to establish one of them as true
philosophy
- the conversational Socratic method of argument
- (in Plato) the highest study, that of the Forms
(in the writings of Kant) the exposure of the contradictions implicit in applying empirical concepts beyond the limits of experience
adjective
of or relating to logical disputation
Derived forms of dialectic
dialectician, noun
Word Origin for dialectic
C17: from Latin dialectica, from Greek dialektikē (tekhnē) (the art) of argument; see dialect
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Dialectic Definition Used in a Sentence
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