dialectic

  • 21DIALECTIC —    a form of reasoning originally used by PLATO in his early dialogues as conversation. In medieval THEOLOGY the dialectical method took the form of stating an opinion using an established authority, then a different opinion was given from… …

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  • 22dialectic — Extremely interested in other dialects and picks up on them quickly. Leigh is clearly dialectic. Whenever she hears a new slang term, she immediately and seamlessly incorporates it into her existing vocabulary …

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  • 23dialectic — Extremely interested in other dialects and picks up on them quickly. Leigh is clearly dialectic. Whenever she hears a new slang term, she immediately and seamlessly incorporates it into her existing vocabulary …

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  • 24dialectic — noun feminism has of course contributed to this dialectic Syn: discussion, debate, dialogue, logical argument, reasoning, argumentation, polemics; formal ratiocination …

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  • 25dialectic — di•a•lec•tic [[t]ˌdaɪ əˈlɛk tɪk[/t]] adj. Also, dialectical 1) pho pertaining to or of the nature of logical argumentation 2) ling. dialectal 3) pho the art or practice of debate or conversation by which the truth of a theory or opinion is… …

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  • 26dialectic — /daɪəˈlɛktɪk / (say duyuh lektik) adjective 1. of, relating to, or of the nature of logical argumentation. 2. dialectal. 3. proceeding by or as if by debate between conflicting points of view. –noun 4. a process of change that results from an… …

  • 27Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies — Di Phi debate in the New West building Abbreviation Di Phi Motto Ad Virtute, Libertatem, Scientiamque …

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  • 28Dialectic of Enlightenment —   Author(s) Max Horkheimer Theodor W. Adorno …

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  • 29Dialectic in the Park — is a name coined by Stefan Stern from the Financial Times for the “Humanising Work” symposium held in June 2008 at the Lehman Brothers Centre for Women in Business at London Business School. It was organised by Professor Judy Wajcman, then… …

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  • 30dialectic Philosophy — [ˌdʌɪə lɛktɪk] noun (also dialectics) [usu. treated as sing.] 1》 the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions. 2》 enquiry into metaphysical contradictions and their solutions. 3》 the existence or action of opposing social forces,… …

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