Dialectic
noun
A way of discussing or examining ideas, where you compare and argue about two opposite things to find out the truth.
He used a dialectic approach to understand both viewpoints of the topic.
Often appears as...
- dialectic approach
- dialectic process
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Academic
noun
In philosophy, the process of thought by which apparent contradictions are seen to be part of a higher truth.
In the Hegelian dialectic, the thesis must always attract an antithesis.
Often appears as...
- hegelian dialectic
- conceptual dialectic
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Formal
Academic
noun
The practice of arriving at a conclusion by the exchange of logical arguments, usually involving some sort of contradiction.
The dialectic between science and religion has been a topic of debate for centuries.
Often appears as...
- dialectic between
- socio-political dialectic
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Formal
noun
A way of discussing or examining ideas, where you compare and argue about two opposite things to find out the truth.
He used a dialectic approach to understand both viewpoints of the topic.
Often appears as...
- dialectic approach
- dialectic process
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In philosophy, the process of thought by which apparent contradictions are seen to be part of a higher truth.
In the Hegelian dialectic, the thesis must always attract an antithesis.
Often appears as...
- hegelian dialectic
- conceptual dialectic
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The practice of arriving at a conclusion by the exchange of logical arguments, usually involving some sort of contradiction.
The dialectic between science and religion has been a topic of debate for centuries.
Often appears as...
- dialectic between
- socio-political dialectic
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Opposing Ideas
Focus on the interaction of contrasting opinions to reach a deeper understanding.
The dialectic method helped them reconcile opposing political ideologies.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Debate
Not just a debate; it aims at synthesizing ideas to form a new perspective.
Their dialectic examination merged different economic theories into a new model.
Pro Tip 3/3Search for Truth
It's a quest to discover truth by exploring conflicting viewpoints, not just winning an argument.
Her dialectic quest challenged the status quo, leading to social reforms.
Pro Tip 1/3Opposing Ideas
Focus on the interaction of contrasting opinions to reach a deeper understanding.
The dialectic method helped them reconcile opposing political ideologies.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Debate
Not just a debate; it aims at synthesizing ideas to form a new perspective.
Their dialectic examination merged different economic theories into a new model.
Pro Tip 3/3Search for Truth
It's a quest to discover truth by exploring conflicting viewpoints, not just winning an argument.
Her dialectic quest challenged the status quo, leading to social reforms.
Pro Tip 1/3Opposing Ideas
Focus on the interaction of contrasting opinions to reach a deeper understanding.
The dialectic method helped them reconcile opposing political ideologies.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Debate
Not just a debate; it aims at synthesizing ideas to form a new perspective.
Their dialectic examination merged different economic theories into a new model.
Pro Tip 3/3Search for Truth
It's a quest to discover truth by exploring conflicting viewpoints, not just winning an argument.
Her dialectic quest challenged the status quo, leading to social reforms.
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Daniel H. Cohen: For...
Well, my answer is going to make reference to three models for arguments. The first model -- let's call it the dialectical model -- is we think of arguments as war; you know what that's like -- a lot of screaming and shouting and winning and losing. That's not a very helpful model for arguing,
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Daniel H. Cohen: For...
Well, my answer is going to make reference to three models for arguments. The first model -- let's call it the dialectical model -- is we think of arguments as war; you know what that's like -- a lot of screaming and shouting and winning and losing. That's not a very helpful model for arguing,
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Quote examples
David Longstreth
American Musician
To be in the woods is a special thing. And also just the concept of wilderness as a necessary opposite in a kind of global dialectic. I want there to be wilderness where there are no humans in a world like this. So nature is super important.
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Christopher Hitchens
American Author
The advice I've been giving to people all my life - that you may not be interested in the dialectic but the dialectic is interested in you; you can't give up politics, it won't give you up - was the advice I should have been taking myself.
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Jean Baudrillard
French Sociologist
The world is not dialectical - it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn to radical antagonism, not to reconciliation or synthesis. This is also the principle of evil.
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Joe Lonsdale
American Businessman
In my experience, it's common that deep truths exist at both extremes of a dialectic, and the wisest stance on an issue will incorporate 'both of the opposites within itself.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
American Economist
The great dialectic in our time is not, as anciently and by some still supposed, between capital and labor; it is between economic enterprise and the state.
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Jacques Ellul
French Philosopher
For the word is dialectical in itself and at the same time is integrated into the whole of existence. By this I mean that the word is intended to be lived.
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Paul Ricoeur
French Philosopher
Narrative identity takes part in the story's movement, in the dialectic between order and disorder.
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J. Paul Getty
American Businessman
Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.
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Robert Smithson
American Artist
Art's development should be dialectical and not metaphysical.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
Sorry, I'm still a dialectical materialist.
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David Longstreth
American Musician
To be in the woods is a special thing. And also just the concept of wilderness as a necessary opposite in a kind of global dialectic. I want there to be wilderness where there are no humans in a world like this. So nature is super important.
Quote examples
Christopher Hitchens
American Author
The advice I've been giving to people all my life - that you may not be interested in the dialectic but the dialectic is interested in you; you can't give up politics, it won't give you up - was the advice I should have been taking myself.
Quote examples
Jean Baudrillard
French Sociologist
The world is not dialectical - it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn to radical antagonism, not to reconciliation or synthesis. This is also the principle of evil.
Quote examples
Joe Lonsdale
American Businessman
In my experience, it's common that deep truths exist at both extremes of a dialectic, and the wisest stance on an issue will incorporate 'both of the opposites within itself.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
American Economist
The great dialectic in our time is not, as anciently and by some still supposed, between capital and labor; it is between economic enterprise and the state.
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Jacques Ellul
French Philosopher
For the word is dialectical in itself and at the same time is integrated into the whole of existence. By this I mean that the word is intended to be lived.
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Paul Ricoeur
French Philosopher
Narrative identity takes part in the story's movement, in the dialectic between order and disorder.
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J. Paul Getty
American Businessman
Rhetoric and dialectics can't change what I have learned from observation and experience.
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Robert Smithson
American Artist
Art's development should be dialectical and not metaphysical.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
Sorry, I'm still a dialectical materialist.
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