Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
dialectic , 1. - Same as
dialectic , 2.
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- adjective of, or pertaining to
dialectic ;logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas. - adjective rare of, or characteristic of a
dialect ;dialectal
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- adjective of or relating to or employing dialectic
Etymologies
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Examples
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Our opposition generates, in dialectical fashion, discursive expressions of our values and world-view that resonate among us, and, at least ideally, offer the potential of more than talk.
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This kind of opposition I may be allowed to term dialectical; that of contradictories may be called analytical opposition.
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To be sure, they affect an elaborate rationalism, something they call dialectical materialism, which in turn rests on a verbal agglomeration known as Marxian economics.
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Seixon can’t debate without another person bringing a talking point, because his main dialectical trick is “No, you don’t”.
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I am also indebted to this article for Kaufman’s very persuasive demonstration of the ways that "constructivism exists in dialectical tension with negative capability" (371), a notion I have tried to pursue here using a somewhat different vocabulary, and for his demonstration of the ways this claim has broader critical resonances with respect to the relationship between formalist and Frankfurt school criticism. close window
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The philosophy is often called dialectical materialism; dialectical because it incorporates Hegel’s idea of inherent change, and materialism because it grounds itself not in the world of ideas, but on the terrain of social and physical environment.
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The philosophy is often called dialectical materialism; dialectical because it incorporates Hegel’s idea of inherent change, and materialism because it grounds itself not in the world of ideas, but on the terrain of social and physical environment.
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Linehan diagnosed her with borderline personality disorder, an extreme inability to regulate moods, and prescribed a type of counseling called dialectical behavior therapy.
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Linehan diagnosed her with borderline personality disorder, an extreme inability to regulate moods, and prescribed a type of counseling called dialectical behavior therapy.
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One of the structures of thought is called dialectical thinking.
jwjarvis commented on the word dialectical
dialectical process
October 2, 2010