"dialectic" | Definition and Related Words

Adjective

Of or relating to or employing dialectic (synset 303035158)
"the dialectical method"

same as: dialectical

Noun

Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments (synset 106173264)
is a type of: philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction (synset 113880001)
"this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"

is a type of: contradiction - opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas