05-01-2012, 12:00 AM
Definition of DIALECTIC:
: discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation; specifically : the Socratic techniques of exposing false beliefs and eliciting truth
: the Platonic investigation of the eternal ideas
: any systematic reasoning, exposition, or argument that juxtaposes opposed or contradictory ideas and usually seeks to resolve their conflict
: an intellectual exchange of ideas
: discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation; specifically : the Socratic techniques of exposing false beliefs and eliciting truth
: the Platonic investigation of the eternal ideas
: any systematic reasoning, exposition, or argument that juxtaposes opposed or contradictory ideas and usually seeks to resolve their conflict
: an intellectual exchange of ideas

