'Dialectics' definitions:
Definition of 'dialectics'
From: WordNet
noun
A rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces
Definition of 'Dialectics'
From: GCIDE
- Dialectics \Di`a*lec"tics\, n. [L. dialectica (sc. ars), Gr. ? (sc. ?): cf. F. dialectique.] That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning; the application of logical principles to discursive reasoning; the science or art of discriminating truth from error; logical discussion. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Dialectics was defined by Aristotle to be the method of arguing with probability on any given problem, and of defending a tenet without inconsistency. By Plato, it was used in the following senses:
- 1. Discussion by dialogue as a method of scientific investigation.
- 2. The method of investigating the truth by analysis.
- 3. The science of ideas or of the nature and laws of being -- higher metaphysics. By Kant, it was employed to signify the logic of appearances or illusions, whether these arise from accident or error, or from those necessary limitations which, according to this philosopher, originate in the constitution of the human intellect. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dialectics'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- algebra of classes,
- algebra of relations,
- Aristotelian logic,
- Boolean algebra,
- dialectic,
- doctrine of inference,
- doctrine of terms,
- epistemological logic,
- experimental logic,
- formal logic,
- logic,
- logics,
- logistic,
- material logic,
- mathematical logic,
- propositional calculus,
- psychological logic,
- psychologism,
- Ramistic logic,
- set theory
Words containing 'Dialectics'
- Dialect,
- Dialectal,
- Dialectic,
- Dialectical,
- Dialectically,
- Hellenistic dialect,
- Ionic dialect,
- aeolic dialect,
- arcadic dialect,
- beijing dialect,
- cantonese dialect,
- dialect atlas,
- dialect geography,
- dialectical materialism,
- doric dialect,
- eye dialect,
- flemish dialect,
- gheg dialect,
- hakka dialect,
- kuchean dialect,
- mandarin dialect,
- min dialect,
- shanghai dialect,
- tosk dialect,
- turfan dialect,
- wu dialect,
- yue dialect