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(thing) by hoopy_frood (1.1 y) (print)   ?   Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:24:04

Generally, a dialectic uses discussion (or dialogue) to discover underlying truths.

The Socratic Method is a good example of this technique.

See also: Hegels Theory of Dialectic for a more info.

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:03:14

Di`a*lec"tic (?), n.

Same as Dialectics.

Plato placed his dialectic above all sciences. Liddell & Scott.

 

© Webster 1913.


Di`a*lec"tic (?), Di`a*lec"tic*al (?), a. [L. dialecticus, Gr. : cf. F. dialectique. See Dialect.]

1.

Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.

2.

Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects.

Earle.

 

© Webster 1913.


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