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dialectic

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di·a·lec·tic /ˌdaɪəˈlektɪk/ (also dialectics) noun [uncountable] formal  RPa method of examining and discussing ideas in order to find the truth, in which two opposing ideas are compared in order to find a solution that includes them both 辩证法〔通过对两种对立的观点进行研究和讨论来达到统一的方法〕dialectical adjective
Examples from the Corpus
dialecticIn the Consultation the emerging model of organic union is a dialectic between unity and pluralism, between structures and life.It is prized in cultures which use second-order systems of logic and dialectic to reason about the world.In this sense, the ideology allows for the possibility of an implicit, internalized dialectic.In general, what the theory of dialectic materialism states is that every society is structured around its material basis of production.But the Master-Slave dialectic seems to capture the relation between people in pornographic eroticism.Trotsky, claimed James, had misunderstood the dialectic and therefore there was a fundamental flaw in his interpretation of history.And there was the little hut ... He didn't know himself what he meant by that ... Wycliffian dialectic.
Origin dialectic (1500-1600) Latin dialectica, from Greek dialektos; → DIALECT
di·a·lec·tic nounChineseSyllable
Corpus discussing in and ideas a of examining method order


dialectic
dialectic /ˌdaɪəˈlektɪk/ (also dialectics) noun [uncountable] formal
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: dialectica, from Greek% dialektos; dialect
a method of examining and discussing ideas in order to find the truth, in which two opposing ideas are compared in order to find a solution that includes them both
—dialectical adjective


dia·lect·icBrE /ˌdaɪəˈlektɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdaɪəˈlektɪk/ 🔊 noun [singular] (also less frequent dia·lect·ics [uncountable] ) (philosophy 哲学) a method of discovering the truth of ideas by discussion and logical argument and by considering ideas that are opposed to each other 辩证法(formal) the way in which two aspects of a situation affect each other 对立(一个情况的两个方面彼此影响) dia·lect·ic·al BrE /ˌdaɪəˈlektɪkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdaɪəˈlektɪkl/ 🔊 adjective