dialectician
/ˌdaɪəlɛkˈtɪʃən/
noun
- A person skilled in the art of logical discussion and debate, especially one who uses questions and answers to examine ideas.
- A good dialectician listens carefully to the other side before forming a counterargument.
- In ancient Greece, Socrates was famous as a dialectician who taught through dialogue.
- The professor was a brilliant dialectician who could challenge any student's argument with a simple question.
- A philosopher who follows or studies the method of dialectics, especially in the tradition of Hegel or Marx.
- As a dialectician, she analyzed how opposing forces in society lead to change.
- The young scholar became a dialectician after reading Hegel's works on logic and history.
- Marx was a dialectician who believed that history progresses through conflict between social classes.
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