dialectic
/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/
adjective
- Relating to the method of examining ideas through logical discussion and opposing viewpoints.
- They engaged in a dialectic conversation that challenged their assumptions.
- The book presents a dialectic approach to understanding political conflicts.
- Her dialectic style of teaching encourages students to question everything.
noun
- A method of examining and discussing ideas by looking at opposing viewpoints to find the truth.
- The debate turned into a productive dialectic rather than a shouting match.
- In a healthy dialectic, each person listens carefully to the other's point of view.
- The professor used dialectic to help students understand both sides of the argument.
- The process of change or development in which an idea (thesis) is opposed by another idea (antithesis), and together they create a new, more advanced idea (synthesis).
- The dialectic between tradition and innovation often leads to cultural breakthroughs.
- Hegel's dialectic describes how history progresses through conflict and resolution.
- Marx applied the dialectic to economic systems, arguing that class struggle drives historical change.
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