dialectical

di·a·lec·tic  (d-lktk)

n.

1. The art or practice of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments.

2.

a. The process especially associated with Hegel of arriving at the truth by stating a thesis, developing a contradictory antithesis, and combining and resolving them into a coherent synthesis.

b. Hegel's critical method for the investigation of this process.

3.

a. The Marxian process of change through the conflict of opposing forces, whereby a given contradiction is characterized by a primary and a secondary aspect, the secondary succumbing to the primary, which is then transformed into an aspect of a new contradiction. Often used in the plural with a singular or plural verb.

b. The Marxian critique of this process.

4. dialectics (used with a sing. verb) A method of argument or exposition that systematically weighs contradictory facts or ideas with a view to the resolution of their real or apparent contradictions.

5. The contradiction between two conflicting forces viewed as the determining factor in their continuing interaction.

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[Middle English dialetik, from Old French dialetique, from Latin dialectica, logic, from Greek dialektik (tekhn), (art) of debate, feminine of dialektikos, from dialektos, speech, conversation; see dialect.]

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dia·lecti·cal, dia·lectic adj.

dia·lecti·cal·ly adv.

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dialectical [ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk^əl]

adj

(Philosophy) of or relating to dialectic or dialectics

dialectically  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

dialectical - of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method" dialectic

Translations

dialectical [ˌdaɪəˈlektɪkəl]

A. ADJ → dialéctico

B. CPD dialectical materialism N → materialismo m dialéctico

dialectical

adj → dialektisch; dialectical materialism → dialektischer Materialismus

dialectical [ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/əl] adj → dialettico/a

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dialectical [ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/əl] adj → dialettico/a