dialectics
Pronunciation: /daɪəˈlɛktɪks/
The English word “dialectics” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.
Etymology
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”).
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