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dialectics
This term describes a rigorous method of logical argumentation and philosophical inquiry. It is characterized by a process of tension and resolution, where a starting proposition is challenged by its opposite to arrive at a more comprehensive truth. In academic and philosophical discourse, it carries a high register and implies a structured, intellectual approach to conflict or contradiction.
While the word ends in -s, it is typically treated as an uncountable noun referring to a field of study or a specific methodology. It does not function as a plural count noun in the sense of multiple individual dialectics, but rather as a singular collective concept, similar to how mathematics or physics are used.
Meanings
Examples
The professor explained how dialectics can be used to resolve conflicting theories.
I wonder if the tension between these two ideas is a matter of dialectics.
Marxist dialectics views history as a series of class struggles.
Let us apply the principles of dialectics to find a middle ground.
He spent years studying Hegelian dialectics in graduate school.
The debate evolved into a complex exercise in dialectics.
Is this just a simple disagreement or a true case of dialectics at work?
The philosopher argued that dialectics is the only way to reach absolute truth.