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dialectics¹
- /daɪəˈlɛktɪks/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek διαλεκτική (dialektikḗ, “the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering”), from διαλεκτικός (dialektikós, “competent debater”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to participate in a dialogue”), from διά (diá, “inter, through”) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).
noun
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A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.
The dialectics of absolute and relative, concrete and abstract, subject and object, and theory and practice is focused on some of the most important questions in philosophy.
Similar: dialectic, dialectical method
dialectics²
- /daɪəˈlɛktɪks/
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun
- plural of dialectic
Translations
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noun systematic method of argument
| Español | dialéctica |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 辯證法 /辩证法 biànzhèngfǎ |
| Português | dialética |
| Français | dialectique |
| Deutsch | Dialektik |
| Italiano | dialettica |
| Русский | диале́ктика dialéktika |
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