dialectics
Meanings
noun
- A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.
noun
- plural of dialectic
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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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