dialectics

/ ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪks /

noun

1. the study of reasoning or of argumentative methodology
2. a particular methodology or system; a logic
3. the application of the Hegelian dialectic or the rationale of dialectical materialism

Example Sentences

Mondrian’s motto — “each element is determined by its contrary” — drew on Hegel’s dialectics, according to which oppositions pitted against one another result not in stasis but in constant evolution.

From Washington Post

The theater, built on messy dialectics, is resistant to ideology.

From Los Angeles Times

In times of conspiracy theories and filter bubbles, Hegel’s method of thinking – dialectics – can become a kind of intellectual self-help.

From The Guardian

The German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel spoke of political “dialectics,” in which opposites — the “thesis” and its “antithesis” — are resolved into a “synthesis.”

From Washington Post

The dialectics of that change of mood are instructive.

From Salon

Related Words

• acumen
• analysis
• argument
• hypothesis
• inference
• interpretation
• premise
• proposition
• rationale
• thinking