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dialectic

[dahy-uh-lek-tik] / ˌdaɪ əˈlɛk tɪk /




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Dialectic, a method for discovering truth through dialogue, involves an exchange of ideas with the goal of arriving at a position that more accurately reflects the truth.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

I don’t know if Chung has read Shulamith Firestone, the radical feminist author of “The Dialectic of Sex,” who saw technology as a potential tool of liberation.

From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2022

When John Fichthorn, co-founder of Dialectic Capital Management, revealed he was the film’s financier, Herbalife pointed out that he too had bet against Herbalife’s stock.

From The Guardian • Apr. 11, 2017

The years 2012 and 2013 were particularly tough for short sellers because of the rush into stocks amid accommodative monetary policies, said Dialectic co-founder John Fichthorn—as the moves helped lift stocks across the board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2015

Dialectic is the correct joining and disjoining of Ideas.

From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)




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