Definitions for Dialectic
ˌdaɪ əˈlɛk tɪkdia·lec·tic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dialecticnoun

   any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments

2. dialecticadjective

   a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction

   "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"

3. dialectic, dialecticaladjective

   of or relating to or employing dialectic

   "the dialectical method"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dialecticnoun

   Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.

2. dialecticnoun

   A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.

   This situation created the inner dialectic of American history.

3. Etymology: From διαλεκτική, from διαλεκτικός, from διαλέγομαι, from διά + λέγω.

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1. dialectic

   Dialectic is a method of discussion, argument, or discourse used to explore, investigate, and understand the truth about complex ideas or issues, usually through logical reasoning and conversation. It's a philosophical concept that generally involves a process of contradiction, conflict, or debate between opposing viewpoints or theories, leading to their resolution in a form of higher truth or synthesis. Dialectic is often associated with classical Greek philosophy, especially with Socrates, Plato, and Hegel.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Dialecticnoun

   same as Dialectics

2. Dialecticadjective

   alt. of Dialectical

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1. Dialectic

   Dialectic is a method of argument for resolving disagreement that has been central to European and Indian philosophy since antiquity. The word dialectic originated in ancient Greece, and was made popular by Plato in the Socratic dialogues. The dialectical method is discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject, who wish to establish the truth of the matter guided by reasoned arguments. The term dialectics is not synonymous with the term debate. While in theory debaters are not necessarily emotionally invested in their point of view, in practice debaters frequently display an emotional commitment that may cloud rational judgement. Debates are won through a combination of persuading the opponent; proving one's argument correct; or proving the opponent's argument incorrect. Debates do not necessarily require promptly identifying a clear winner or loser; however clear winners are frequently determined by either a judge, jury, or by group consensus. The term dialectics is also not synonymous with the term rhetoric, a method or art of discourse that seeks to persuade, inform, or motivate an audience. Concepts, like "logos" or rational appeal, "pathos" or emotional appeal, and "ethos" or ethical appeal, are intentionally used by rhetoricians to persuade an audience.

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1. Dialectic

   -al, dī-a-lek′tik, -al, adj. pertaining to dialect or to discourse: pertaining to dialectics: logical.—ns. Dialec′tic, Dialect′ics, art of discussing: that branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning.—adv. Dialec′tically.—n. Dialecti′cian, one skilled in dialectics, a logician. [Gr. dialektikos.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dialectic

   in the Hegelian philosophy the logic of thought, and, if of thought, the logic of being, of essential being.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dialectic in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

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   The numerical value of Dialectic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Dialectic in a Sentence

1. Octavio Paz:

   Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two.

2. Anthony Burgess:

   Novelists are perhaps the last people in the world to be entrusted with opinions. The nature of a novel is that it has no opinions, only the dialectic of contrary views, some of which, all of which, may be untenable and even silly. A novelist should not be too intelligent either, although he may be permitted to be an intellectual.

3. James Scott:

   James Scott, ICIT, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, Cybersecurity , America , Hegelian dialectic style manipulation , society

4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.:

   Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response. Expelled from individual consciousness by the rush of change, history finds its revenge by stamping the collective unconsciousness with habits, values, expectations, dreams. The dialectic between past and future will continue to form our lives.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Dialectic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dialectic
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dialectic
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Dialectic
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Dialectic
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Dialectic