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dialectic Definition

dia·lec·tic (dī′ə lek′tik)

noun

  1. the art or practice of examining opinions or ideas logically, often by the method of question and answer, so as to determine their validity
  2. logical argumentation
    1. the method of logic used by Hegel and adapted by Marx to observable social and economic processes: it is based on the principle that an idea or event (thesis) generates its opposite (antithesis), leading to a reconciliation of opposites (synthesis)
    2. the general application of this principle in analysis, criticism, exposition, etc.

Etymology: ME dialetik < OFr dialetique < L dialectica (ars) < Gr dialektikē (technē), the dialectic (art) < dialektikos: see dialect

adjective

dialectical

dialectic Synonyms

dialectic

n.

argumentation, persuasion, deduction; see debate, logic.

dialectic Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • identification: Jenkins refers to ' the internal-external dialectic of identification ' ( Jenkins, 1996 ).
  • nature: Wasn't the " dialectic of nature " flawed from the outset?
  • history: The dialectic of history, however, sometimes acts to turn our own slogans against ourselves.

Converse of object

  • understand: Like all empiricists you worship the fact, rather than understanding the dialectic of history.
  • use: The Three Card Tarot Exercise can be analyzed using the Hegelian Dialectic of thesis, antithesis and synthesis.
  • involve: To summarize, there is a sort of twisting dialectic involved in the information society.

Adjective modifier

  • Hegelian: The Diesels are the new, very concrete ' other ' in a Hegelian dialectic which defines the your world.
  • internal-external: Jenkins refers to ' the internal-external dialectic of identification ' ( Jenkins, 1996 ).
  • Marxist: I don't know whether he understands Marxist dialectics, clearly he understands the language of materialism.
  • so-called: Of one which can be explained by the so-called dialectic of historical development.
  • negative: The marginal subject is inclined to define itself via a process of negative dialectic.
  • historical: The historical dialectic of Aotearoa / by Nielsen Wright and others.

Modifies a noun

  • tension: The research concludes that dialectic tension is not a viable mechanism for mediating modes of learning.
  • method: He could thus, at the same time, test the new theories and develop the dialectic method deeper.
  • materialism: Society can only be fully studied as scientists study the natural world if one adopts a full philosophy of dialectic materialism.
  • relationship: Moreover - the dialectic relationship between observer and observation creates the object.
  • nature: Regular interviews with leading figures in the field also stress the dialectic nature of archeological knowledge production.

Noun used with modifier

  • materialist: The new International is guided by the scientific theory of materialist dialectics, the theory of knowledge of Marxism.
  • master-slave: Is this a charmingly literal rendition of Hegel's master-slave dialectic?