dialectics
English
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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
dialectics (uncountable)
- A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.
Synonyms
Translations
systematic method of argument
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Etymology 2
Noun
dialectics
Further reading
- “dialectics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.