dialectically
/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪkli/
adverb
- In a way that involves the exchange of opposing ideas or arguments in order to find the truth.
- The novel presents its themes dialectically, contrasting freedom and responsibility.
- The two philosophers debated dialectically, each challenging the other's assumptions.
- In the seminar, students were encouraged to think dialectically rather than simply agreeing.
- In a way that relates to the theory of historical or social change through the conflict of opposites (as in Hegelian or Marxist philosophy).
- The professor explained how societies evolve dialectically through thesis, antithesis, and synthesis.
- The historian analyzed the revolution dialectically, showing how class conflict drove change.
- Marx viewed history dialectically, as a series of struggles between opposing forces.
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