dialectical
/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪkəl/
adjective
- Relating to the logical discussion of ideas and opinions, often involving a process of question and answer to find the truth.
- The professor used a dialectical method to help students explore both sides of the argument.
- The book presents a dialectical approach to solving ethical problems.
- In a dialectical debate, each person tries to understand the other's viewpoint before responding.
- Relating to the philosophical theory that development happens through the conflict of opposites, leading to a new, higher stage (often associated with Hegel and Marx).
- She studied dialectical materialism to understand how economic forces shape history.
- The dialectical process of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis can explain many changes in society.
- Marx's dialectical view of history sees social change as a struggle between opposing classes.
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