Associations to the word «Dialectic»

Wiktionary

DIALECTIC, noun. Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
DIALECTIC, noun. A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.
DIALECTIC, adjective. Dialectical

Dictionary definition

DIALECTIC, noun. Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
DIALECTIC, noun. A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history".
DIALECTIC, adjective. Of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method".

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