- di´a|c´ti|cal|ly
- di|a|lec|tic «DY uh LEHK tihk», noun, adjective.–n.1. Often, dialectics. the art or practice of logical discussion as a means of examining critically the truth of a theory or opinion: »
Freedom of speech has become a central concern of the western society because of the discovery among the Greeks that dialectic, as demonstrated in the Socratic dialogues, is a principal method of attaining moral and political truth (Atlantic).
2. discussion or debate, on the basis of logic, of the truth of a theory or opinion; logical argumentation.3. a branch of logic that consists of formal rhetorical reasoning.4. Often, dialectics. a) a method of logic based on the resolution of contradictory opposites, thesis and antithesis, leading to synthesis. It was used by Hegel and later adapted by Marx. b) a social, economic, or other change believed to result from the resolution of contradictory opposites.–adj.2. = dialectal. (Cf. ↑dialectal)╂[< Old French dialectique < Latin dialectica < Greek dialektik(téchnē) dialectic art, art of reasoning < diálektikos < diálektos; see etym. under dialect (Cf. ↑dialect)]
–di´a|c´ti|cal|ly, adverb.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.