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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dialecticsnoun

    a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces

Wiktionary

  1. dialecticsnoun

    A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.

  2. Etymology: From διαλεκτική, from διαλεκτικός, from διαλέγομαι, from διά + λέγειν.

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  1. dialectics

    Dialectics is a method of argument or discourse between two or more people who may hold different views, but wish to pursue truth through reasoned arguments. It involves contradictions, opposing points of view, and resolving these contradictions to form a unified, coherent argument or idea. In philosophy, dialectics is a process of critical thinking or reasoning to arrive at a synthesis of ideas or perspectives.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dialecticsnoun

    that branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning; the application of logical principles to discursive reasoning; the science or art of discriminating truth from error; logical discussion

  2. Etymology: [L. dialectica (sc. ars), Gr. (sc. ): cf. F. dialectique.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dialectics in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dialectics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of dialectics in a Sentence

  1. Stuart Stevens:

    There's a dark side to each and every human soul. We wish we were Obi-Wan Kenobi, and for the most part we are, but there's a little Darth Vadar in all of us. Thing is, this ain't no either or proposition. We're talking about dialectics, the good and the bad merging into us. You can run but you can't hide. My experience Face the darkness, stare it down. Own it. As brother Nietzsche said, being human is a complicated gig. Give that old dark night of the soul a hug Howl the eternal yes

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