Wednesday 11 May 2016

dialectic - Word of the Day - 11/05/16

dialectic 


di·a·lec·tic

 Definition


 -  logic
 -  a :  discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation; specifically :  the Socratic techniques of exposing false beliefs and eliciting truth
    b :  the Platonic investigation of the eternal ideas
 -  the logic of fallacy
 -  a :  the Hegelian process of change in which a concept or its realization passes over into and is preserved and fulfilled by its opposite; also :  the critical investigation of this process
    b (1) usually plural but singular or plural in construction :  development through the stages of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis in accordance with the laws of dialectical materialism (2) :  the investigation of this process (3) :  the theoretical application of this process especially in the social sciences
 -  a :  any systematic reasoning, exposition, or argument that juxtaposes opposed or contradictory ideas and usually seeks to resolve their conflict
    b :  an intellectual exchange of ideas
 -  the dialectical tension or opposition between two interacting forces or elements

Origin of dialectic


Middle English dialetik, from Anglo-French dialetiqe, from Latin dialectica, from Greek dialektikē, from feminine of dialektikos of conversation, from dialektos

First Known Use: 


14th century

Merriam-Webster

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