Dialectic
method of argument for resolving disagreement From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In philosophy, dialectic is a debate or an argument between different individuals. In medieval Europe, dialectics (or logic) was one of the three beginning liberal arts known as the trivium altogether, while the others were grammar and rhetoric.[1][2][3][4]
Purposes
The goal of the dialectical process (dialectic or dialectics) is to resolve a dispute by rational discussions,[5][6] and the search for the truth in the matter.
Main ideas
Dialectics has three main ideas:
- 1: Everything is made out of opposing forces/opposing sides
- 2: Gradual changes lead to turning points, where one force overcomes the other
- 3: Change moves in spirals not circles
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