DIALECTIC


Meaning of DIALECTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ daɪəlektɪk ]

( dialectics)

1.

People refer to the dialectic or dialectics of a situation when they are referring to the way in which two very different forces or factors work together, and the way in which their differences are resolved. ( TECHNICAL or FORMAL )

...the dialectics of class struggle and of socio-economic change.

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2.

In philosophy, dialectics is a method of reasoning and reaching conclusions by considering theories and ideas together with ones that contradict them. ( TECHNICAL )

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